Lifeguards at a Mount Maunganui's Tay Street Beach have reported being verbally abused with foul language by a beachgoer
Lifeguards at a Mount Maunganui's Tay Street Beach have reported being verbally abused with foul language by a beachgoer
18 January 2024
Surf Life Saving NZ has issued a statement describing the events on Tuesday afternoon.
It says any abuse directed at lifeguards is completely unacceptable
Eastern Region Manager, Chaz Gibbons-Campbell, says apart from this - most public interactions this summer have been really positive.
He says lifeguards have been thanked by people swimming between the flags - who've also been receptive to their safety advice.
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