The big wave that grabbed young Jack Dixon off the Mt Maunganui
shoreline is considered highly unusual, but some parts of the country
are more prone to such freaks of nature.
Waves at some beaches, including Napier's Marine Pde, as well as at
some rocky fishing spots and some river mouths are known to be
treacherous.
Sometimes people washed into the raging sea are rescued, but often
help arrives too late. Some of those grabbed by the sea are never found.
Some big-wave incidents from the past decade or so include:
❏ December 28, 2013 - A Wellington woman in her 40s was moderately
injured after being washed off rocks by a rogue wave at Castlepoint,
Wairarapa. Bystanders and family members rushed to her aid and rescued
her from the surge.
❏ July 14, 2013 - Mario Openshaw, 29, of Whangarei, was swept off
rocks while fishing at The Gap, near Taiharuru, northeast of Whangarei.
His body was ...more
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