Elderly man rescued from water by Karaka Bay residents
Residents of secluded Karaka Bay were involved in a "dramatic" water rescue on Thursday after a man in his 80s fell from his dinghy.
Mandy Mott and her husband Richard Mott were looking out to sea from their home when Richard spotted someone distressed in the water.
The couple scrambled to the beach and asked some other locals to take their dinghy out on the water, where they found the man floating, thanks to his life jacket.
When they got back to shore where an ambulance was waiting, the man was pale and his lips were blue.
The man said he had fallen from his dinghy and did not have the strength to get back in and had been in the water for close to an hour. He was taken to hospital and discharged on Friday - with just enough time to thank his rescuers at a party organised by residents in celebration of the rescue (pictured).
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And the 2024 Prospa Local Business Hero is...
A huge congratulations to mother and son duo, Mary and Sam Danielson from The Puketapu Hotel.
The votes for all finalists have been tallied and they have been chosen by Neighbourly members across the country as the Prospa Local Business Hero of 2024.
The Puketapu Hotel was nominated by a local called Margaret and the nomination reads:
'On Feb 14, 2023, Cyclone Gabrielle flooded many of the rural areas. Puketapu Hotel went under perhaps half a meter of water. However, immediately Mary Danielson and her son, Sam Danielson, along with their loyal staff pulled it together to cook copious amounts of food that without electricity would have been wasted. Throughout the years many of us have been treated with a pub gathering where we can reconnect and a free meal. At Christmas there was Santa, games, gifts for kids, donated patchwork for adults, an ice cream truck and lots of camaraderie.
This February on the cyclone anniversary, they again pulled out the stops to give hundreds of us a special night. We are all tired of the cyclone cleanup and they understood that it was needed.'
Such a deserving business and team, well done Mary and Sam. And thank you to all those who voted!
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