Eight surf rescues
Eight people were rescued from the surf at Christchurch beaches yesterday when the warm weather brought out the swimmers and surfers once more.
At Taylors Mistake a man and two children were swept into a hole and had to be rescued. Later a surfer lost his board some distance from the beach and also had to be helped ashore.
Four people were rescued from heavy surf at Wahnairi after being sucked into a large hole well outside the marked swimming area. Two of the swimmers were wearing their clothes at the time.
None of the eight people rescued suffered more than mild shock.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33753, 28 January 1975, Page 16
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