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Helicopter rescue swimmers, from left, Nathan Zieltjes, Mike Melody, Luke Miller and David Bentley are honing their skills for a busy summer.
A Taranaki Community Rescue Helicopter specialist crew are ready to dive in and get their feet wet this summer. The team of six rescue swimmers, who are hand-picked for the role, are honing their skills for what is predicted to be a busy period as Kiwis head to beaches. Helicopter crewman Luke Miller was involved with winching an injured Russian sailor off a fishing boat 30 nautical miles off the Taranaki coast last weekend but fortunately did not have to go into the water.