Police were alerted at 10am and deployed to the scene, along with a rescue helicopter.
The man was recovered from the water and brought to shore, where CPR was performed. Tragically the man was unable to be revived.
Police are in the process of notifying next of kin and further information is not available at this stage.
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Or 7 mile
There’s a rock formation that looks like the Akula (Shark) Typhoon Russian sub sub
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.t3rFVb7ZxI6h4LIP-KZ27AAAAA?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain
Tragedy and Murder-Mystery at Runanga, 1917
https://dispatches.co.nz/murder-mystery-at-runanga-1917/
Apparently the guy was setting up his whitebait net and got hit with a freak wave with his back to the surf
Wouldn’t eat the overrated muck myself
People in Greymouth used to throw it on their gardens for fertilizer
Another interesting aspect of history in the area
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewanui_Branch
https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/
A lot of history on the Coast
By the way Maori sold the whole of the West Coast to the Crown for 300 pounds
They had originally wanted 400
But were bought off with reserves which saved 100 pounds
One of on which stands the town of Greymouth
Which history proves has been a more lucrative outcome for Maori
And less so for the town of Greymouth
A good book if You can get hold of it
Philip May – The West Coast Gold Rushes