LIFE jackets on a cruise ship? No, just use your noodle. A man clinging to a pool noodle has been rescued from Wellington Harbour in New Zealand after his homemade dinghy sunk. Police were alerted to the situation about noon on Mon when the man’s friend, who had been with...
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A man clinging to a pool noodle has been rescued from Wellington Harbour in New Zealand after his homemade dinghy sunk.
Police were alerted to the situation about noon on Mon when the man’s friend, who had been with him in the boat, struggled 240 metres to shore to inform authorities.
The Wellington Police Maritime Unit was deployed to where the man was kept afloat.
Within about 45 minutes, he had been rescued.
Senior Constable Philip Elder said the man was pulled from the water in hypothermic condition.
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