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This video recounts the 2017 tragic incident in New Zealand where a group of friends visiting a swimming pool on the Waikato River were caught unawares by water released from the upstream Aratiatia Dam, resulting in the drowning of 21-year-old Rachael de Jong.
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Answers: What happened to the tourists trapped by the Aratiatia Dam water release in New Zealand?
- New Zealand drowning incident
- Aratiatia Dam water release
- Waikato River swimming pool
- River safety and warnings
- Search and rescue operations
What it concludes
- The swimming pool was located in a spill zone about 650 feet downstream from the Aratiatia Dam, which releases 20,000 gallons of water per second three to four times a day.
- A warning sign warning people not to go near the river had been stolen from the beginning of the dirt track prior to the group's arrival.
- Three of the friends miraculously survived the sudden water release, but 21-year-old Rachael de Jong drowned after attempting to save her friend Alice.
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