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Warning after Cape Saunders tragedy

Warning after Cape Saunders tragedy

A Korean man was swept to his death off the rocks at Cape Saunders yesterday, becoming the first rock-fishing fatality on the Otago coastline in about a decade.

Balclutha postie saves man from burning house

Balclutha postie saves man from burning house

A Balclutha postie who rescued a 90-year-old partially sighted and deaf man with no sense of smell from his burning house on Saturday believes that had he got there a minute or two later "it would have been really bad".

Mayday call thought hoax

A mayday involving a burning boat sparked a search off the coast of Oamaru last night.

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