Skip to main content
Father's Day Sale — Get 40% off Vantage for yourself or as a gift
Get Started
SubscribeLogin
Published • loading... • Updated

Police officer uses axe to rescue driver in submerged car

Summary by RNZ
Police say they had only moments to act when the vehicle was quickly pulled under water at the local boat ramp on Monday afternoon.

3 Articles

Otago Daily TimesOtago Daily Times
Center

Officer uses axe to rescue driver in submerged car

A police officer used an axe to smash a window and rescue a driver in a car that was being pulled under water in Auckland's Okahu Bay earlier this week.

·Otago, New Zealand
Read Full Article
RNZRNZ
Center

Police officer uses axe to rescue driver in submerged car

Police say they had only moments to act when the vehicle was quickly pulled under water at the local boat ramp on Monday afternoon.

·New Zealand
Read Full Article
StuffStuff
Lean Left

Axe-wielding officer rescues trapped driver from sinking car

Three Auckland maritime officers plunged into the water after a vehicle slipped beneath the surface at Okahu Bay.

·New Zealand
Read Full Article
Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe
Father's Day SaleGet 40% off Vantage subscriptions for yourself or a friend.Get Started

Bias Distribution

  • 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

Stuff broke the news in New Zealand on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)

Similar News Topics

Oceania icon

Oceania

New Zealand icon

New Zealand

News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
SearchBlindspot LogoBlindspotLocal