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      Home > News > National > Lower South Island

    The freediver who died in Southland on Sunday has been described as the best son parents could wish for

    The freediver who died in Southland on Sunday has been described as the best son parents could wish for


    23-year-old Jake Bridson, of Heriot, died while diving near Owaka Heads in the Catlins.

    A family member - understood to be his mother - posted online to say the family takes solace that he was doing what he loved.

    In 2015, Bridson was hailed a hero after keeping a potentially disastrous scrub fire at bay near Otago's Clarks Junction.

    He and two others loaded a spray tank on to a ute and used water from it to keep the fire contained.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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