The injured surfer lies on Mercer Bay on Auckland's west coast after writing a desperate message on the sand. Photo / SuppliedA walker who watched from a ridge top as a surfer wrote a desperate message of help in sand on a secluded west coast beach initially thought he was writing "hello". "We stopped and then we see this man trying to write with his leg something in the sand," said Kalnina. Friends Dace Kalnina and Vanessa Ingraham spotted the injured surfer on a secluded beach and raised the alarm. They later saw the injured man sandwiched between lifeguards on the rescue craft leave the bay headed to Piha for medical attention.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 17, 2021 23:15 UTC