Hawke's Bay rescue

[kjflyfish]

Well, since you guys were asking for pics, here are some from a more recent adventure.

I guess you could say that my latest catch was a little different from the rest; about 5' 10" 65 kg, to be exact. A couple weekends ago, my mates and I responded to a mayday near Napier. A man was trapped inside a capsized boat. By the time we got there, he was unconcious and drowning. Long story short, we pulled him out, I had to give cpr, he came to, rushed back to shore, airlift to hospital.....four days later, full recovery.

Moral: learn CPR and listen out for emergencies.

[nigelr]

Well done Kolt. He was lucky you were in the area and listening in!

[Bill McIntyre]

Good job Kolt.

This reminds me of a pet peeve. So many people don't monitor channel 16, so you could be in trouble right next to them and they wouldn't hear your call. That guy was lucky that you heard him.

[jeepshapes]

good job kolt. you have def. been in NZ to long if you are starting to give weights in kilos. remember your american roots:)

[Bulit7]

Good job!

I think the moral should be: Stay the fuk away from the ocean if you dont know what you are doing...

[agbiv]

And even when you're very experienced shick will happen..just be ready for it and training will save lives.

[jfjf]

You guys are heroes! Seriously.:beer::beer::beer::beer:

[Don Paul]

Just saw this... Good on ya Mate. Nice work Kolt.:thumps:
Cheers, Don

[MiguelT]

Amazing story Kolt, great job!

[freakin' gringo]

Great job man. I need to learn CPR for these sort of occasions

[Mobile Diver]

Great job!!:thumps:

[Herby]

Well played Kolt.



I think the moral should be: Stay the fuk away from the ocean if you dont know what you are doing...


What a stupid thing to say bro. How are you supposed to gain experience on the sea, and learn what to do, if you stay away from it?
How did you learn to ride a motorbike? By using a simulator until you worked it out, and THEN getting on a real bike? I doubt it.

[chasintail]

I coulldnt tell you the last time I was on channel 16.Shit I don't even know if the vhf works?Got some upgrades to do to the boat so that will be one of the things that get checked out.Thankls for reopening my eyes.

[Guts]

Dang, that's pretty scary stuff. Well done Kolt!

[diver pat]

You did good Kolt!

[Searen]

Well done buddy! That guy was surely lucky.

[Wahooooo!]

I would put my life in you hands any day...................wait a minute..........I already have about a 1000Xs. I hope you have my back when it all goes down.....whatever "it" may be. This really was heroic.:cowboy:

[LunkerBuster]

Cheers Kolt, you are that guy's sea angel for sure.

good on you :)

[macsub]

It's really great what you did!