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      Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    A search is continuing for a swimmer swept down the Waikato River yesterday afternoon

    A search is continuing for a swimmer swept down the Waikato River yesterday afternoon


    The man was seen struggling in the water near Graham Island, about 3.30.

    He's one of several people who got into trouble yesterday - with two drowning and three others being injured in separate water-related incidents.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Accident and Emergency News
     14 Jan: A Police forensic examination's underway after a shooting in Waitarere Beach near Levin
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     13 Jan: Several people have been injured in a two car crash in Rotorua's Hamurana this evening
     13 Jan: Police are investigating potential links between a car fire and shooting in Palmerston North yesterday, near a children's playground
     13 Jan: Christchurch Police are searching for a missing 32-year-old woman
     13 Jan: A second body has been recovered from the Waikato River - believed to be a 25-year-old swept downstream on Saturday
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