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Years of training and a local knowledge of the conditions paved the way for an off-duty Cronulla lifesaver to rescue a swimmer caught in a powerful rip last week.
An elderly man is recovering in hospital after he was pulled from the water after hours at Umina Beach on Sunday evening.
A social gathering of veteran Cape Hawke lifesavers enjoying the first morning of summer proved to be extremely fortunate for one swimmer on Friday.
Surf Lifesavers and Sutherland Shire Council have collaborated to install new innovative technology that will help reduce response times at one of the Sutherland Shire’s unpatrolled beaches.
With less than a week to go before summer, lifesavers on the state’s Far South Coast have sharpened their skills by participating in a massive multi-agency training exercise.
A team of surf lifesavers from one of Sydney’s smallest clubs demonstrated tremendous professionalism and calmness under pressure to assist in the successful treatment and extraction of an injured man, and in the process claim the NSW Rescue of the Month Award for October.
Several beaches across the Central Coast will remained closed until at least 4pm on Tuesday following a British doctor’s encounter with a shark while surfing at Avoca Beach late yesterday.
Hazardous surf conditions are expected off the NSW coastline for at least the next 48 hours with Rock fishers, swimmers, surfers, and recreational boat users all encouraged to exercise caution when in the water.
The dangers of rip currents were reinforced on Friday with two men being pulled out of the ocean by Council Lifeguards after getting into difficulty on the state’s South Coast.
