/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/RIPH2IGTZNF6LP2BJMCZA6VBWE.png)
[ad_1]
A man and a woman drowned after being washed away by rocks in a popular but extremely dangerous fishing spot on Auckland Beach.
Police were called to Muriwai Beach at around 2pm. region. It is understood that they had been fishing at the time.
According to the first police reports, the two people, aged about 40, were recovered and one died while the other was hospitalized in a state. critical.
Police later stated that the second person, who had been rescued from the water, was also dead.
Mana Nightingale was heading to the beach with his partner to take pictures when they heard sirens behind Motutara Rd.
"When we arrived at the lookout, we saw the police helicopter spin around Belvedere.
"We then walked to the other side of the lookout where we saw a lifeguard on the other side of the beach" "We ran on the other side and while He was slowing down, we looked closer to find a man who was being fired on the boat, such a tragic event "
in Muriwai was building at more than one meter today with moderate winds from the coast.
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/M4MC3WHUMVG6FHS54LCE7YIS5U.jpg)
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/M4MC3WHUMVG6FHS54LCE7YIS5U.jpg)
Muriwai Fire Chief Phelan Pirrie was a member of the staff. Urgency called to the rocks this afternoon. 19659002] He was part of the brigade for about 13 years and acknowledged that there had been many similar tragedies to what the locals knew to be one of the notoriously dangerous and deadly beaches on the west coast
as it is dangerous here.
"There have been signs of wearing lifejackets … if you are on the rocks, be careful and treat it as extremely dangerous.
" I do not know, the message does not seem to pass, unfortunately. It's really tragic. "
He said that it did not seem that both people were wearing lifejackets at the time."
The area was also very slippery, especially in winter, he says. Rodney's local council vice president stated that they had been working over the years to have the safety signs updated in areas frequented by fishermen.
"The waves that cross the rocks are very strong, but it is very unusual that he is calm in Muriwai.
"We tried to show more signs, tried to clarify things … to communicate the risks, but the message fails to everyone.
"I've been in the brigade for 13 years and I think … it seems to happen every year, there's an incident. We do not visit them all, but I know that rescuers do a lot.
"I do not know what it is, it's horrible, in fact, it continues to happen."
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/DFDKYBTNPRHQ7GM42GPIPB4KYE.jpeg)
/arc-anglerfish-syd-prod-nzme.s3.amazonaws.com/public/DFDKYBTNPRHQ7GM42GPIPB4KYE.jpeg)
The rescue helicopter from Auckland Westpac was also called to Muriwai.
A spokesman said that the crew was en route, they were told that one person had drowned
arrival, CPR was underway on the second patient – a woman considered to be in her forties and in critical condition.
"After a period of time, despite every effort to save her, the patient was sadly deceased."
Members of the Muriwai Volunteer Rescue Service Rescue Brigade also assisted police on
A spokesman acknowledged the tragedy: "We offer our condolences to friends and family."
Deaths will be referred to the coroner.
Source link
