Opoutere

One person has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital and another remains missing in teh water at Opoutere Beach, north of Whangamatā.

“And with the weather we’ve had recently it’s pretty rough. Whangamatā Surf live saving said there was a search and rescue underway in Opoutere with lifeguards from multiple clubs looking for and assisting multiple swimmers. One of those was be a male in his teens according to Philips Search and Rescue Trust.

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Emergency services rushed to the scene of what police are calling "a serious water incident."

They all did an an amazing job in helping," the statement said. I understand they were on a day trip," life saving operations supervisor Laura Beanland-Stephens said. "They were holidaying at a bach in the Opoutere Village. A statement to 1News from Opoutere Coastal Camping near the beach said the people who got into trouble in the water were not staying there. "Three patients are in minor conditions, one is in a moderate condition, and one is a critical condition," St John said. The group was "a family enjoying the beach here at Opoutere, swimming...

One person has died and another is still missing after a number of people got into difficulty at Opoutere Beach this morning.

"One is in a critical condition and four are in minor-to-moderate conditions. Sadly, one person was unable to be revived." St John said three helicopters, three ambulances and two managers responded to Opoutere Beach, north of Whangamatā, after getting a call about the incident at 11.27am, when people saw a group of seven signalling for help.

Emergency services have treated seven people after a water incident at a Coromandel beach, with one person in a critical condition airlifted to hospital.

Three other people are in a minor condition. The witness said two helicopters and surf lifeguards were searching for the missing people and at least two rescue helicopters were also on the beach alongside St John, Fire and Emergency, police and lifeguards. Earlier, a witness at the scene of the water incident earlier said there were fears people are still missing at sea, while one person lay in a critical condition on the beach.

Emergency services rushed to what police called a "serious water incident" at Opoutere Beach about 11.30am. Rescue helicopter flies over scene of Coromandel ...

They all did an an amazing job in helping," the statement said. I understand they were on a day trip," life saving operations supervisor Laura Beanland-Stephens said. "They were holidaying at a bach in the Opoutere Village. A statement to 1News from Opoutere Coastal Camping near the beach said the people who got into trouble in the water were not staying there. "Three patients are in minor conditions, one is in a moderate condition, and one is a critical condition," St John said. The group was "a family enjoying the beach here at Opoutere, swimming...

One still missing after major rescue effort pulled six people from the water just north of Whangamatā.

“And with the weather we’ve had recently it’s pretty rough. A staff member from the Onemana surf lifesaving club said they were involved in the rescue mission “as well as probably every other club in the Coromandel”. At the time of the incident they said search and rescue efforts were underway in Opoutere with lifeguards from multiple clubs looking for and assisting multiple swimmers. The Westpac Auckland Rescue helicopter was among the helicopters that attended, and flight radar shows it flew what appears to be a search pattern along the beach but did not land. Three helicopters, three ambulances and two managers responded to the scene and treated five patients.One person is in a critical condition and has been airlifted to Waikato Hospital, Kent said the Opoutere beach area where the group was found was a non-patrolled area. Surf Lifesaving New Zealand said lifeguards at the Onemana and Whangamatā surf lifesaving clubs were alerted to an incident at Opoutere beach at 11.30am. “There was no report that we received that they were on a boat or anything like that, the information we have is that they were just swimming at the beach.” “The entire east coast of the Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and north of Auckland, with the swell we’re having at the moment it is quite sizeable and the waves and currents are very strong, so swimming at any beach has its risks.” “It’s an absolute tragedy, there will be a family that will be absolutely devastated and lifeguards are very distraught by the scenes they’ve had to deal with today,” Kent said. National lifesaving manager for Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, Andy Kent said the initial report was “six people in the water, all in trouble”. One of those rescued was said to be a male in his teens according to Philips Search and Rescue Trust.

Former lifeguard and rescue helicopter worker Tony Brooks was visiting Opoutere Beach with his partner Kathy, a nurse. They stumbled upon a rescue mission of ...