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Men left clinging to chilly bin in Firth of Thames praise quick-thinking cops for rescue 9 Mar, 2021 12:16 AM 4 minutes to read Zak Grammer and Jordan Ishigaki hold on to the chilly bin as they await their rescue. Photo / NZ Police Zak Grammer and Jordan Ishigaki hold on to the chilly bin as they await their rescue. Photo / NZ Police NZ Herald Two Waikato men left clinging to a chilly bin after they were thrown out of their boat in rough conditions on the Firth of Thames have praised police for...

Within 20 minutes, the pair realised they could be in trouble. “All of a sudden the engine cut out and a wave came straight over the top – that was half the boat. We started bailing out when the second wave came, really quickly.” The nose of the boat went up, tossing Ishigaki into the sea. NZ POLICE Police asked a local fisherman to help them rescue Zak Grammer and Jordan Ishigaki when their boat capsized in the Firth of Thames Grammer was pulled under the canopy and popped up to find...

Local builder Bithell, however, tells a more modest story. The tradesman doesn’t call himself a lifesaver, but claims he just happened to be in the right place at the right time on the night of February 12. “I’ve never pulled someone out of the water,” Bithell told Stuff. A Thames local helped save two lives by ferrying police out to rescue them. “But I was confident in my abilities on the water having lived in the area my whole life. “I just thought hopefully if anything hap...

New Zealand tradie Jason Bithell doesnt consider himself a lifesaver.