Busy weekend at the Northern Region beaches.
Sadly, the swimmer who went missing at Whatipu on Friday has not been found yet.

Saturday 29 December

No. of people rescued 2
No. of people assisted 6
No. of major 1st aids 1
No. of minor 1st aids 13
No. of searches 3
No. of PA's 468
No. of Public Involved 2613
Peak headcount 10725
Total hours worked 1572.5

The two rescues happened at Sunset Beach and Support Patrol 2 carried out four assists.

Sunday 30 December

No. of people rescued 13
No. of people assisted 13
No. of major 1st aids 6
No. of minor 1st aids 8
No. of searches 3
No. of PA's 889
No. of Public Involved 3783
Peak headcount 13994
Total hours worked 1423

Ten rescues took place at Muriwai, one at Piha and one at Whangarei Heads.

Support 2 completed six assists.

Weekend total (29 and 30 December)

No. of people rescued 15
No. of people assisted 19
No. of major 1st aids 7
No. of minor 1st aids 21
No. of searches 6
No. of PA's 1357
No. of Public Involved 6396
Peak headcount 24719
Total hours worked 2995.5

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