{"id":16254,"date":"2026-01-11T15:51:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T02:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=16254"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:51:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T02:51:49","slug":"watch-cliff-fall-sparks-dramatic-rescue-at-aucklands-karekare-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=16254","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Cliff fall sparks dramatic rescue at Auckland&#8217;s Karekare Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"default__Topper-sc-ht8few-0 bggWJy topper text-white\">\n<div class=\"topper-foreground bg-white\">\n<div class=\"onenews-video-player video__StyledBrightcoveVideo-sc-14ehl2e-0 kIIKnG [&amp;_figcaption_p]:sm\">\n<div class=\"video-container video-vod\">\n<div id=\"player-schema\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative aspect-video\">\n<div class=\"vjs-poster\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cf-images.ap-southeast-2.prod.boltdns.net\/v1\/static\/963482464001\/5be8c9c7-2a9c-4c63-8618-88cbfc09b959\/ee772188-85ff-41c5-9d45-46069030508c\/1920x1080\/match\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-title-bar\">\n<div id=\"vjs-title-bar-title-91\" class=\"vjs-title-bar-title\">Rescue unfolds at Karekare Beach, surf club warns public<\/div>\n<div id=\"vjs-title-bar-description-92\" class=\"vjs-title-bar-description\">Rescue teams were quick to respond when they spotted a fisherman who got into trouble after he fell of the rocks and injured his leg on Saturday morning.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vjs-text-track-display\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div>\nThree people were rescued from Auckland\u2019s Karekare Beach yesterday after a man fell from a cliff onto rocks and broke his leg, the local surf club says.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bg-[#fcfcfc] mainContentContainer\">\n<div class=\"relative w-fit p-[32px_16px_0_16px]  md:p-[30px_84px_0_84px] lg:p-[30px_40px_0_40px] md:ml-auto md:mr-auto lg:mr-0 from1300:mr-auto bg-[#fcfcfc]\" data-sections=\"New Zealand,Auckland\" data-authors=\"1News Reporters\">\n<div id=\"mainContent\" class=\"w-fit grid grid-cols-[minmax(auto,_730px)] lg:grid-cols-[minmax(auto,_730px)_300px] lg:gap-x-[70px] from1300:gap-x-[7vw] from1300:grid-cols-[auto_minmax(auto,_730px)_300px] xl:!gap-x-[120px\">\n<div class=\" flex flex-col \">\n<div class=\"article max-w-[730px] sticky h-fit bottom-[10px]\">\n<article class=\"default__ArticleBody-sc-nhzf70-1 huVNfp article-body-wrapper-v2 bg-white \">Emergency services were called at around 11.15am after a group attempted to climb rocks to access Mercer Bay, with one man falling and seriously injuring his leg. Police say two of his friends were also stranded following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Inspector Eugene Pickett said the police Eagle helicopter quickly located the injured man and the two others.<\/p>\n<p>The man was airlifted to Auckland Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, while Surf Life Saving NZ reached the remaining two men by jet skis and returned them safely to shore.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Karekare Surf Club told 1News the group had been trying to reach Mercer Bay by climbing the rocks when the incident occurred. Rescue teams were initially alerted after spotting a fisherman in trouble following a fall onto the rocks.<\/p>\n<p>Footage taken from nearby shows a jet ski and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter attending the scene during the rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p>The surf club is reminding the public to take care around coastal areas and to play it safe near the water over summer.<\/p>\n<p>~1 NEWS<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rescue unfolds at Karekare Beach, surf club warns public Rescue teams were quick to respond when they spotted a fisherman who got into trouble after he fell of the rocks and injured his leg on Saturday morning. 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