NARROW ESCAPE
YOUTH RESCUED l'X BREAKERS. DROWNING ESCAPE AT KAREL KAREV AUCKLAND 1 , February 22. A, ; di'Qh.'uinjg.Qiccklcut was narrowly Averted at Kagekaie, West' Coast, yesterday morning,' when a. youth aged ..fjhout 19, one .of, ; .a-.....p.ai:ty of three young men who were surfing, found himself in difficulties"in the strong, current near Lookout- Rock.
A. heavy -guff , was running at the time, and tbek-yo-ung lfiau, who was not a strong Swimmer, was swept out of. Hi s -depth by the current. His two companionsc'aine ashore as quickly as possible and : called for help, attracting the atteul-jim of Air Harold Westwood, of Auckland, who was visiting Ka-rekai'e with‘a party of friends. A rope Wfis , procured f'rpni a house near the beach, and with one end tied securely round:, his waist, Air .Westwood swam out- from the beach to rescue the young man, who was .rapid'!)- becoming -exhausted. Members, of the party held the other end-of the rope at the water’s edge, and as soon Mi Mr Westwood reached the youth, they pulled them both ashore. The young man who had-been rescued was in an exhausted state when brought- ashore) but later recovered.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1933, Page 6
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