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Swamping Safety Database
Details of incident 15
Swamping record
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Date |
1999 |
Location |
NZ – southern lake |
Water Temperature |
12 C |
Boat(s) involved |
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Boat Construction |
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Outcome |
Rescued after 30 minutes in the water. Experts estimated they were only 10 mins away from “total disaster”. |
Description |
2 Girls’ eights swamped by sudden storm, clung to upturned boats, rescue took 30 mins & outcome would have been serious if water colder or rescue further delayed |
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