Congratulations to Piha Surf Life Saving Club Active Reserve Patrol
who have been awarded 1st Place for bp Rescue of the Month for the February! 
An informal lifeguard training session saved the lives of rock fishermen who were swept off rocks at Piha. On the 20th of February, five Piha Lifeguards from the Active Reserve Patrol took advantage of challenging surf conditions to undertake an informal training swim. The keyhole tunnel in Piha’s Camel Rock is a popular spot for fishermen, but anyone casting a line here runs the risk of being washed off the rocky platform when waves are big. Near the keyhole, a local surfer alerted the group, saying two fishermen had been washed into the “gap” and were drowning. The Lifeguards responded, one running to advise the Patrol Captain and launch an IRB, while three entered the water at the gap and another oversaw the area.