First and most importantly, these guys are heroes. These kaitiaki stepped up.
Ka pai to mahi! (btw, how do you get a macron on twitter?)

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#NorthlandAdvocate wrote: "First aid experience from 19 years ago "naturally kicked in". He placed a finger in the unconscious girl's mouth to help her vomit sea water which cleared her airway and roused her, he said."

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As the medical director for surf life saving NZ, I gotta comment, so that if you ever come across this situation, you can do the best job possible.

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Ngunguru beach rescue: Family rescued from near drowning at Papaka, via @nzherald https://t.co/islBTrZGwW

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***Don't ever do this.*** Forcing a drowned patient to vomit can put vomit from their stomach into their airway, making things much, much worse.
If they're breathing: recovery position. Done.

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