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NSW has recorded a 22% spike in coastal drowning deaths over the 2018-19 year with 44 people tragically drowning along the NSW coast.
Two elderly fishermen are lucky to be alive after their 15-foot power boat sank off Bermagui earlier today. Surf lifesavers were part of a multi-agency response to the emergency situation.
Rescue Water Craft (Jetskis) are becoming an increasingly important asset in modern surf lifesaving operations. Their considerable speed and agility in the surf - and the fact they can be crewed by a single driver - makes them ideally suited to coastal emergencies requiring fast responses.
Surf Lifesavers celebrated a milestone anniversary of the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) on 2 November 2019, 50 years to the day that the first prototype was trialled at Avalon Beach in Sydney in front of a sceptical crowd of onlookers.
The rescue of a kitesurfer at Kurnell has won volunteer surf lifesavers the NSW Rescue of the Month award for September 2019.
New technology and strategically positioned rescue equipment is making life easier for surf lifesavers responding to emergency callouts in the Batemans Bay area this season.
The rescue of a rock fisherman at Kiama has won volunteer surf lifesavers the NSW Rescue of the Month award for July/August 2019.
Powercraft play a vital role in rescues especially on the Far South Coast where emergency callouts can often be tasked to remote locations.
A group of off-duty surf lifesavers have emerged as unsung heroes after performing back-to-back rescues at the remote Seven Mile Beach on the NSW Lower North Coast.
