The circling helicopter guided Kawau Rescue to the dinghy, by then east of Takatu Point, and both were quickly pulled aboard. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs their boat had flipped over suddenly, they were wearing only the clothes they had on at the time, and were already extremely cold and scared,\u201d Kawau Rescue said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWith winds of 35 knots, gusting 45, conditions on scene were tricky.<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce the two were on board Kawau Rescue, our crew retrieved their dinghy, and helped them into some warm, dry clothing (kindly sponsored by Warkworth Hunting & Fishing \u2013 legends!).\u201d<\/p>\n
Kawau Coastguard said the rescued people were returned to Sandspit Wharf to meet the ambulance and ground-based police staff. <\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the car keys, phone etc are all on board the upturned boat, the owner will have a lot of sorting out to do,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n
Multiple people commented on the Facebook post, praising the Coastguard crew\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWowee, Great spotting from the shore and great Coastguard\/Police teamwork!\u201d one person said, while another wrote \u201cWe\u2019re very fortunate to have you … so are this couple!!\u201d<\/p>\n
One person said: \u201cThis was my mum and her partner. My family and I cannot express how EXTREMELY grateful we are for the fast, efficient and kind efforts of the not only the coast guard but also the ambulance, ground and air police who rushed to the scene to help. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe would love for the person who was on shore and saw the boat tip to flick me a message,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were my mother\u2019s guardian angel yesterday and without your keen eyes, today would have been a different story.\u201d <\/p>\n