4 Jan 2012

Men saved from drowning discharged from hospital

6:08 am on 4 January 2012

Two tourists rushed to Auckland Hospital in a serious condition after getting into trouble at Hot Water Beach on Monday have been discharged.

A group of surfers pulled an unconscious man out of the water who was face down in the surf.

He was given CPR by a doctor and nurse who were at the beach.

Another man was also rushed to Auckland Hospital in a serious condition when he was pulled from the water at the same time.