Yesterday's drowning at Opoutere beach in Coromandel adds to a growing death toll over the summer period. In one of the biggest rescue efforts this summer six people were pulled from the water yesterday morning: one of them died and another was airlifted to Waikato Hospital. The search is ongoing for a seventh swimmer. It follows another drowning south of Whangamatā on Tuesday. Daniel Gerrard is CEO of Water Safety NZ.
Photo: RNZ / Rayssa Almeida
