NZ Herald Morning News Update | War in Middle East enters second week, hunt for road rage attacker, 'mysterious circumstances' around David Lange grave removal. Video / NZ HeraldPerson swept out to sea near Greymouth, washed-up kayak may be linkedA search and rescue operation is underway after a person is believed to have been swept out to sea on the West Coast yesterday evening. Emergency services received the report about 6pm that the person had been washed out to sea in the Greymouth or Blaketown area, West Coast Search and Rescue Senior Sergeant Mark Kirkwood said. “Extensive searches have been conducted in the area, involving police, Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Kotuku Surf Lifesaving and Garden City Helicopters,” he said. “The Emily B Drifter was also deployed, the drifter replicates where a person in the ocean may be.”

Source: New Zealand Herald March 08, 2026 02:17 UTC