Search and rescue staff kept busy over weekend

Published: 8:57PM Sunday November 29, 2009 Source: ONE News

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Search and rescue staff in the lower North Island have been unusually busy on Sunday with four rescues.

A man is in hospital after being rescued from a capsized fishing boat off Napier . The 15 foot runabout he was on ran into trouble close to Westshore beach.

There has been another incident on the Manawatu River in Palmerston North. It is understood a helicopter has rescued a swimmer in that area.

A jetski accident on Lake Ferry near Wellington saw another person airlifted to hospital.

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