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• Source:  1 NEWS An 18-year-old man died on Friday after trying to save a 12-year-old girl from the Waikato River in Taupō. Bay of Plenty police said the man, Logan Ken Hughes of Taihape, got in trouble in the water while trying to save the girl. Another person jumped in and helped the girl to safety.  “Later, in trying conditions, several rescuers worked tremendously hard to ...

 Waikato River (File image). Photo: RNZ/Carol Stiles The 18-year-old got into trouble in the water on Friday after attempting to save the girls life. He was Logan Hughes from Taihape. Another person jumped in and helped the girl to safety. Several rescuers worked hard to retrieve the 18-year-old from about 7m of water in tough conditions. CPR was performed for 40 minutes, but he later died in hospital. "This is terrible news for the family of the young man who died. The attempted rescue was a...