30 Apr 2018

Shipwrecked father, daughter now back on land

From Morning Report, 8:55 am on 30 April 2018

The father and daughter missing at sea near Great Barrier Island for two days were back on land yesterday.

The 42-year-old man and his 17-year-old daughter had not returned to shore after taking part in a fishing contest on Friday.

Their boat had lost all power and they had been adrift in heavy seas.

Coastguard operations manager Ray Burge tells Susie Ferguson about the rescue.