PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYThe yellow and red uniforms of 115 St Clair surf life-savers are set to become a regular sight on the Dunedin beach once again. Weekend patrols of the beach, which has suffered major erosion in the past 12 months, will begin next Saturday. St Clair Surf Life Saving Club chairman James Coombes said last season the club carried out 14 rescues during 2000 life-saving hours. In February, a surfer narrowly escaped drowning when heavy surf trapped him against the Esplanade wall at St Clair. Each life-saver did about 25 hours of voluntary patrols over the season, which ends in mid March.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 21, 2016 18:33 UTC