As yesterday, Sunday 29 December was also relatively incident-free across the Northern Region beaches.

Across the Region, lifeguards and other volunteers put in more than 3000 hours in patrols and carried out more than 700 preventative actions involving over 3300 people.

A summary of the day's major actions and statistics for the day and weekend follow.

Summary - Sunday 29 December 2019

Omaha was involved in two major first aids today. At 11am a surfer received a head injury and was experiencing neck pain and just after 1pm another beachgoer dislocated her ankle. Both were assisted by lifeguards and taken to hospital by ambulance.

Lifeguards at Bethells Beach were also involved in a search for two fishermen on the rocks at Waitakere Bay at 12.45pm; both were located safe and well shortly after that.

There was one assist at Waipu Cove: an off-duty lifeguard became aware of a boogie-boarder in difficulty, drifting offshore and swam out to him and raised her hand. Lifeguards then picked the patient up and transported him back to shore.

The second assist occurred at Orewa where a stand-up paddleboarder was caught offshore in strong winds. Orewa sent a rescue board and lifeguard with a tube to assist the woman ashore.

Both these assists highlight the importance of our safety messages: Swim between the Flags, Ask Lifeguards about the conditions before entering the water, and don’t swim alone.

Statistics - Sunday 29 December 2019

© Scoop Media