A solo surfer was seriously injured after being washed into rocks at an Auckland beach. A solo surfer was seriously injured after being washed into rocks at an Auckland beach. Desperate and with a deep gash in his leg, he wrote the word "help" in the sand at Mercer Bay, hoping someone would see it. A solo surfer was seriously injured after being washed into rocks at an Auckland beach. Friends Dace Kalnina and Vanessa Ingraham spotted the injured surfer on a secluded beach and raised the alarm.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 18, 2021 04:57 UTC