29 Sep 2020

Gisborne water rescue during wild weather weekend

From Afternoons, 1:17 pm on 29 September 2020

Paora Ropiha and his father Winton ended up in a scary situation while diving at Turihuaua north of Gisborne with Paora's brother Wiremu and a friend.

They got into trouble when the wind started picking up and in the end they were rescued by the Coastguard.

Jesse speaks to Paora about how they managed to get to safety.

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Photo: Supplied