The 'Morning Joe' host agreed with Democratic strategist James Carville, who recently blasted the GOP's pivot to QAnon conspiracies, 2020 election denialism and other fringe viewports, and he said Democrats must do a better job of highlighting their extremism as a campaign issue. On April 28, two boaties were rescued from Taieri Island after their boat flipped, and on April 30 two fishermen were towed to shore after their engine broke down.MSNBC's Joe Scarborough urged Democrats to call out the Republican Party's 'sheer lunacy' as they head into the midterm election campaigns. ''There is always the likelihood you will end up in the water.'' People taking a boat out on a bar, especially in rough conditions, needed to be wearing suitable clothing in addition to their life jackets, and not just jeans, Mr Balch said. Snr Sgt Griffiths expressed his thanks to the local community who reported the incident and then turned up with blankets to support the men.ĭunedin Search and Rescue chairman Martin Balch said a few minutes longer in the cold sea and the men would not have been so lucky. The other men were treated and discharged. He was in a stable condition in intensive care. Mr Patterson was admitted to the intensive care ward at Dunedin Hospital yesterday. The other guys were in a better condition, but it was clear they had had a pretty tough time,'' Snr Const Griffiths said. and he couldn't say anything, not even his name. ''Mr Patterson was quite hypothermic when he was dropped off. John Patterson (64), of Waitoa, was the first man rescued, followed by Lance Patterson (37), of Dunedin, and then the boat's owner, Mark Madgwick (36), of North Taieri. ''The older guy didn't look too good, so I made the decision to take him out first,'' Dunedin Water Rescue Squad member Mark Whelan said. By that stage, the boat was submerged and the men were huddling together in the water in an effort to keep warm. The Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter arrived at the scene before 1pm. Residents rang 111 after the boat overturned, with initial reports that one of the men was clinging to the boat, one was on top of it and one was drifting away, he said. We could have easily had a fatality out there today, and if people keep ignoring the publicity on how treacherous the bar is, then I have no doubt we will be dealing with a fatality in the future. ''Looking at those large 4m swells, I couldn't believe people went out there in those conditions,'' Senior Constable Steve Griffiths, of Milton, said. The three men were in their 5.5m aluminium StabiCraft boat when it was overturned by large swells at the Taieri Mouth sandbar at 12.45pm yesterday. Photo by Gerard O'Brien.A fishing trip almost turned into a tragedy yesterday as three men were rescued from their upturned boat at Taieri Mouth - the third incident in the area in less than a week. John Patterson, from Waitoa, is assisted by (from left) a St John ambulance officer, Helicopters Otago operator Graeme Gale, Senior Sergeant Brian Benn, of Dunedin, and Senior Constable Steve Griffiths, of Milton, after being winched from the sea at Taieri Mouth

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