A strong offshore wind. No mention as to whether they'd checked a weather report prior to going out.
Sucked 9km out to sea: Father and son plucked from surging waters near Gisborne
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/arti ... d=12368682
'I was thinking the worst': Son breaks down when dad found alive on kayak 15km from shore
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300118 ... from-shore
Divers rescued
http://www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-n ... s-rescued/
Offshore wind - rescue north of Gisborne
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The Gisborne incident podcast from Radio NZ
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programm ... er-weekend
He admits they didn't check a forecast before going out.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programm ... er-weekend
He admits they didn't check a forecast before going out.