Miller said he had not expected the Hawkins River on Greendale Rd to have risen like it did. “I said ‘S**t mate, I think I’m in a bit of trouble’.”Rod May’s tractor lights up the Hawkins River. While he had been reasonably dry when he got to the tree, Miller soon became cold and wet from the heavy rain. Rod May, who had earlier brought the tractor to the scene, and his family watched as Miller dived into the river. “When he went into the river, we really thought that possibly it was the end for the poor bugger,” Chambers said.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 08, 2021 03:45 UTC