At 7.15pm New Zealand time on Friday 9th February 2007, the New Zealand coastguard received an almost indecipherable transmission on channel 16 from a vessel identifying itself as ‘Kayak 1′ in the Fiordland. When no further communication was received, ships in the area were diverted to investigate. A full scale aerial search ensued, and Andrew McAuley’s kayak was located, capsized, late the following evening approximately 30 nautical miles off the coast of New Zealand. Andrew McAuley was not found.
Derryn Hinch from 3AW interviewed Managing Director of Rush Labs, Patrick Brothers to discuss more about the psychology of risk taking.
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