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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Passengers trapped in fatal Taranaki capsizing
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:04:14
	Publish Date:		2025-06-16 04:40:00
	Description:		A witness to Sunday's tragic capsizing in Taranaki, which claimed two lives, has said the small pleasure boat was side-on to breakers at the Patea bar before being swamped. Paul Mandela said the boat's skipper was thrown into the water while his passengers were trapped in the vessel. A six-year-old child is believed to be among those who lost their lives. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
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