Searchers looking for a teenager missing at sea on Auckland's west coast will be standing down for the night in about 45 minutes
Searchers looking for a teenager missing at sea on Auckland's west coast will be standing down for the night in about 45 minutes
29 December 2018
The youth was swept away from Whatipu beach at about 1.30 this afternoon.
Two women went into the water to try and help him.
One went in up to her waist before returning to the beach.
The other made contact with him but could not get him to safety.
She has since been rushed away in an ambulance.
The teen's family remain waiting at the water's edge and are extremely distraught.
A police spokesperson told us the search would continue until sunset.
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