Child dead after kayak capsizes with siblings, father at Miranda
One child died while another remains in Starship Hospital.
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Police are seeking a jetskier who was seen near Naya Rivera's boat when she disappeared.
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Bev Hiscox and her two grandsons Luka and JJ Sirett have been named as the trio who died.
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Man drowns tending to fishing net off Petone beach
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Paramedics worked to give the man CPR, but he could not be revived.
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Chase Swanson, 15, has been named as the drowning victim in Whanganui last week.
School-trip beach tragedy: 'Kind, funny' teen missing after being swept to sea
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Because of the lifeguards' actions, the dead man returned to his family that day.
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A man who failed to resurface at a swimming hole has not yet been found.
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Man overboard: Intoxicated passenger jumps off Auckland ferry
Witness claims "drunken" passengers were acting unsafely before the incident.
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Three boaties spent hours in the sea before one died
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They were pulled from the water this evening.
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The kayaker was checking fishing nets on Lake Ellesmere when he went missing.
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