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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (8 Feb 2006) -- Diver Robert Hewitt has been found alive, three days after going missing off Mana Island near Wellington.
Police had been searching for Hewitt, a former Navy diver, after he failed to surface after a dive off the island on Sunday. Deteriorating weather conditions had made the search difficult, but Hewitt was found alive and conscious. He is dehydrated and needing medical attention. Police say Hewitt`s family are ecstatic at the news.
Robert Hewitt is the brother of former All Black Norm Hewitt. He was overcome with emotion after hearing Robert was alive.
"There are so many people, to thank I just... I honestly don`t know how we will get to that," Norm Hewitt said with tears in is eyes. Robert Hewitt had spent more than 72 hours in the water.
Police spokeswoman Kay Calder says details are unclear but she confirmed Hewitt was found in the water. She says he is very tired but has been able to talk to his partner by phone. Calder added that his stamina, experience and ability to maintain a clear head during the drama helped him survive.
Quelle: CDNN.info
Antwort von Jessica am 19.02.2006 - 13:51 Danke an Holger K. fuer diese Ergaenzung:
Gerade erst aehnliches erlebt, kommt mir diese negative Erfahrung noch viel schlimmer vor:
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A scuba diver rescued after driftingin open sea for more than
72 hours said Thursday that he would not have survived much longer.
"Honestly, with the hallucinations that I had, especially yesterday, I don`t think I would have
made last night," Robert Hewitt, 38, told a radio network from his Wellington Hospital bed
Thursday.
"I honestly thought yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon I was at home. I started taking off some of my gear, here and there, floundering around like I was lost," he told radio network NewstalkZB.
Hewitt was found Wednesday by two searching Navy divers, floating about 500 meters (yards) off
Mana Island, north of the capital, Wellington.
He was dehydrated and very cold, wearing only the bottom of his dive suit, police search and
rescue officials said.
A police launch brought him to shore, and weeping family members watched as he was placed in an
ambulance.
As Hewitt drifted along the north Wellington coast, he said his hope for a rescue faltered, but
his determination helped him survive.
"Just one crayfish and four kina, after the first night I knew I had enough sustenance for 24
hours," he said.
"I must say I was dying of thirst, but you look at the young kids overseas who haven`t got water
to drink so I just put myself in a mental state like that," he added.
Back on land, Hewitt even managed to joke about his ordeal. "I shed a few kilos, but maybe they
were the kilos that needed to be shed," he laughed.
His brother Norm Hewitt -- a former player for New Zealand`s national All Blacks rugby team --
said the extended family had gathered Monday at the family "marae," or "meeting house" in the
language of the country`s indigenous Maori people.
The family, who are part Maori, had since been praying to Tangaroa, the Maori sea god, for their
relative`s safe return.
Robert`s survival was "a miracle," Norm Hewitt said Thursday. "There`ll be elation, there`ll be
a lot of tears, there`ll be a lot of prayer, there`ll be a lot of things happening," he added.
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, Andreas 
am 19.02.2006 - 13:39:
am 19.02.2006 - 13:51
