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Police are alerting Kiwis to the dangers that lie beneath the beauty of New Zealand rivers - 22-Dec-2020

Police are alerting Kiwis to the dangers that lie beneath the beauty of New Zealand rivers - 22-Dec-2020
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Alert After Taupo Swim Spot Death

Tuesday, 22 December 2020, 3:08 pm Senior Constable Barry Shepherd: Bay of Plenty Police are issuing a safety warning after two incidents in Waikato River at Taupo, one of which has claimed the life of a young man. An 18-year-old man - Logan Ken Hughes, of Taihape - courageously attempted to save the life of a 12-year-old girl from Waikato River on Friday 18 December, however he then himself got into trouble in the water. Another person jumped in and helped the girl to safety. Later, in trying conditions, several rescuers worked tremendously hard to retrieve the 18-year-old from about seven metres of water.

Eighteen-year-old dies after trying to save girl, 12, from Waikato River in Taupō

• 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 retrieve the 18-year-old from about seven metres of water,” Senior Constable Barry Shepherd said. “CPR was performed for 40 minutes and medical staff did all they could to save him, but he died in hospital.” Shepherd said the attempted rescue “was an instinctive display of humanity”. 

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