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Teen hero saves swimmers caught in rip

Sydney : Australia | 17 days ago  
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Lachlan Edwards went to help several people who were caught in a rip off the Point Impossible Surf Beach at Torquay. A police officer also swam 70 metres to help when he saw the boy struggling to get one of the swimmers to shore. The teenager, who was treated by paramedics at the scene, was humble about his...
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  • News Source: The Age | 16 days ago
    Edwards, 15, had already rescued one man when he swam straight back into the rip at Point Impossible on the weekend to save a drowning woman. Struggling behind the break of the waves, she had taken in a lot of water and was too exhausted to keep...
  • News Source: The Age | 17 days ago
    Lachlan, 15, had already rescued a man from about 70 metres offshore at about 7pm on Saturday when two policemen on patrol noticed him struggling to support a woman in the water. One of the policeman, Leading Senior Constable Justin Joseph, stripped...
  • News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 17 days ago
    Lachlan Edwards went to help several people who were caught in a rip off the Point Impossible Surf Beach at Torquay. A police officer also swam 70 metres to help when he saw the boy struggling to get one of the swimmers to shore. The teenager, who...
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