Tahu Nikora (left), of Dunedin, and Theo Montel, of Sweden, wait to be rescued off Maori Head near Smaills Beach yesterday after getting into difficulty while surfing. Photos by Gerard O'Brien. : Saved surfers: ‘we got lucky’ (+ video)
Tahu Nikora (left), of Dunedin, and Theo Montel, of Sweden, wait to be rescued off Maori Head near Smaills Beach yesterday after getting into difficulty while surfing. Photos by Gerard O'Brien. : Saved surfers: ‘we got lucky’ (+ video)
An Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter crew member rescues Mr Nikora (left, lying down) and Mr Montel : Saved surfers: ‘we got lucky’ (+ video)
An Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter crew member rescues Mr Nikora (left, lying down) and Mr Montel : Saved surfers: ‘we got lucky’ (+ video)
Mr Nikora, Max Richard, of Maine, and Mr Montel together again after being rescued. : Saved surfers: ‘we got lucky’ (+ video)
Mr Nikora, Max Richard, of Maine, and Mr Montel together again after being rescued. : Saved surfers: ‘we got lucky’ (+ video)
Saved surfers: ‘we got lucky’ (+ video)
Three inexperienced Dunedin surfers had a close call yesterday after getting caught in a rip and being sucked out to sea.