Rescues at Sumner

Press, 12 January 1981, Page 6

Rescues at Sumner

Fourteen people were rescued by patrolmen at Sumner yesterday, according to Mr G. Le Cren, the patrol co-ordinator of the Canterbury Surf. Life-sav-ing Association. The rescues were necessary when a tide-change caused people swimming near Cave Rock to be swept out by the drift,, he :Said.-, ". ;■ Three were rescued at Taylors Mistake, two with ' the inshore rescue craft, and, another two ■ hid to have > their heads stitched after accidents involving ..Surf .b0ard5,.......J .Mr. Le Cren. said that those - swimming , today -, should-take, extreme: ; care.' .arid swim only between the flags. People should be

especially wary of tide changes, and should take care not .to get too sunburnt. There were no rescues yesterday at Waimairi, North Beach,.- New Brighton and South Brighton beaches although patrolmen had been busy at South Brighton helping people back into the area between the flags. People • were better behaved this summer, compared with past summers? and'. were acting v much more sensibly, Mr Le Cren said. They ap- , peared t 6 .be., far more aware of the patrols, probably because? of news ' media publicity and Oduca- ■ tiohal talks given by the association.