Manawatu police officer recognised for daring water rescue
(WorldNews New Zealand)

SUPPLIED The driver of a truck that plunged into the river in Manawatu Gorge has survived. Dragging a trapped truck driver from his partially-submerged cab and laying next to him for warmth in bitterly cold wind and rain has earned a Manawatu police officer an award for bravery. Manawatu Senior Constable Ross Andrew, now retired, was on his way to Dannevirke when he came across a truck crash in the Manawatu Gorge on July 8, 2016. `It all but happened in front of me. `I came around the corner and there was a big cloud of white stuff and...