Rescuers avert a triple tragedy

A dramatic rescue at Sunset Beach on New Year's Eve has been nominated for a national surf lifesaving rescue award after a father and his two daughters were pulled from a dangerous rip.

The drama unfolded at the Port Waikato beach about 7.30pm on Monday after a 41-year-old man entered the calmer waters of the rip tide on body boards with his daughters aged 14 and 11.

Article in the Waikato Times - 2 January 2013