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Lifeguards up patrols early after spate of drownings

Auckland and Port Waikato lifeguards will start patrolling beaches on weekdays early this year after a recent surge in drownings and rescues. Surf Life Saving Northern Region (SLSNR) said weekday patrols would begin on a number of key beaches on November 29. Previously, they were to begin in the middle of next month. Three people have died and 62 others have been rescued in just over a week, SLSNR said, and the region’s volunteer lifeguard service was exhausted. Weekday patrols will take place on Auckland’s west coast beaches – Bethells, Muriwai, Piha, Karekare and Karioitahi – along with Port Waikato’s Sunset Beach and Raglan. On November 16 a man died at Bethells Beach after being recovered from the water unconscious by lifeguards. CPRwas performed, but he couldn’t be revived. On November 21, a manwas revived by lifeguards at Karekare Beach before being flown to hospital. Eight other people also got stuck in a rip at the beach over that weekend.

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