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Ambulance delay may have cost my son's life, father says

Lost sunglasses lead to beach rescue

Police name drowned swimmer

Swimmer drowns in river

OPC manager tells inquest canyon rescue too dangerous

An outdoor pursuits centre field manager told an inquest today it was too dangerous for him to rescue a group of students from a gorge.

'I wish I'd told her not to go into the gorge', manager tells inquest

An outdoor pursuits field manager has told an inquest he wishes an instructor had not taken students into a gorge where they died canyoning.

Instructor in tears as she tells of rising water levels

Tearful instructor recounts canyoning trip disaster

An instructor tells an inquest about the day six students and a teacher died during a canyoning trip she was leading in the Mangatepopo Gorge.

TV stunt star dies after beach rescue

A former television stuntwoman, whom rescuers spent 25 minutes reviving after a near-drowning on New Year's Day, has died after she was sent home from hospital.

Near-drowning problems well-known

Boy, 11, sees father drown at Far North beach

An 11-year-old boy watched his father drown at a Far North beach yesterday as he tried to retrieve the boy's boogie board.

NZer feared drowned off Tasmania

Australian police hold grave fears for a New Zealand fisherman missing off the coast of Tasmania.

Teen who drowned in Hutt River named

2009 drownings second lowest on record – Water Safety NZ

Figures released today showed 98 people drowned last year, the second lowest annual toll since records began in 1980.

Drowned woman not a strong swimmer

Man drowns in harbour

One fisherman drowned and three others spent hours clinging to their boat after it capsized in the mouth of the Manukau Harbour.