"It was so strong it actually dragged me into, like, a plug hole, and under the water. (I) had to fight to get out and we were then in a really precarious position."
"But I tell you, once I finally got to that South Island, which took 46km — the longest ever known single crossing distance to get there — I reckon I'd burnt 99 per cent."
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