Multiple rescue teams are trying to save a person struggling in the water on the West Coast. Multiple rescue teams and a helicopter are trying to reach a person reportedly struggling in the water on the West Coast. She said police were being assisted with a helicopter from Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust and rescuers from Surf Life Saving New Zealand. "We're not sure yet if it's a person or something else at this stage," the spokeswoman said. Blaketown is a small suburb west of Greymouth with a population of about 1000.

Source: Stuff March 31, 2019 08:48 UTC