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Coast guard launches helicopter and boat rescue of two drowning people—who turned out to be neither

Allan Rose Hill
Mar 18, 2025
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In Matua, New Zeland, the coast guard and an emergency services helicopter were dispatched to rescue swimmers in distress. Apparently police had received reports that two people were struggling in the harbor off Fergusson Park in the North Island's Bay of Plenty Region.

After the reports came in at at 6:15pm, th…

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