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A man was rescued today by the Police Maritime Unit after being stranded in the sea near Scorching Bay.
Police were notified by an off-duty officer just after midday of a man struggling in the water at Mahanga Bay.
Sea conditions were rough with a 25 knot north-westerly wind and a metre swell.
One man wearing a life jacket managed to swim to shore, a distance of approximately 240 metres. He then raised the alarm that his mate was still in the water.
The Police Maritime Unit on Lady Elizabeth IV was called, and found the other man whose dinghy had sunk. He was clinging to a pool noodle for a flotation device. He was taken to shore aboard the Lady Liz and was treated for mild hypothermia.
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