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Three rescued from sinking boat off Canterbury coast

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 22 Dec 2019, 9:08AM
The boat on Waimairi Beach as caught by the Waimairi Beach Surf Club webcam.
The boat on Waimairi Beach as caught by the Waimairi Beach Surf Club webcam.

Three rescued from sinking boat off Canterbury coast

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sun, 22 Dec 2019, 9:08AM

Three people are in hospital after being airlifted from a sinking boat late last night in Christchurch.

Emergency services were notified of a boat in distress at Waimairi Beach around 11pm.

Around midnight, the boat grounded and began taking on water.

One person was found in the water, while two others were saved from the boat.

Two of those rescued remain in a serious condition.

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