
Originally Posted by
NZ Herald
Missing diver Robert Hewitt has been found alive after three days in the water.
The former Navy diver was spotted from the Police Launch Lady Elizabeth III shortly after 4pm today near Mana Island and pulled from the water.
He had spent more than 72 hours in the water. Officials said he was conscious, dehydrated and needing medical attention.
Family watched and wept as Robert Hewitt, was placed in a waiting ambulance at the Mana Cruising Club north of Wellington tonight.
His fiancee Rangi and youngest daughter hugged the police and navy divers who found the 38-year-old former navy diver in the water off Mana Island.Mr Hewitt went missing on Saturday and his All Black brother Norm Hewitt had said family accepted he would not be coming back.
On Monday he and his family had prayed for Tangaroa (the Maori god of the sea) to give his body back to them.