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Near 30-degree temperatures and huge beach visitation in parts of NSW yesterday capped another very busy week for surf lifesavers in what is shaping as one of the biggest summers on record.
Surf Life Saving NSW is urging beachgoers to understand their limits and to swim at a patrolled beach when visiting the coastline after two deaths inside four hours on Monday 9 January brought the summer coastal drowning toll to 8.
A staggering 1,200 rescues have been completed by surf lifesavers over the Christmas / New Year period, illustrating the importance of the volunteer-based movement as it continues to provide an essential service on our beaches.
Surf Life Saving NSW has praised the ground-breaking Australian Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle Service’s (AUAVS) technology that sighted a school of sharks off Palm Beach, closing the Northern Beaches location for an hour.
A man has drowned on the state’s Far South Coast on a day volunteer lifesavers were put under the pump by hot weather and large crowds at our beaches.
Hot weather and large crowds at our beaches on Boxing Day saw volunteer lifesavers and lifeguards perform a staggering 348 rescues across the state.
Successful resuscitations in the Illawarra and on the Northern Beaches, and a unique rescue in which a member of the public engaged the Surf Life Saving NSW State Operations Centre (SOC) during a double rescue on the Mid North Coast have highlighted a very busy Christmas Day on our beaches for volunteer lifesavers.
Volunteer lifesavers are encouraging holiday beachgoers to heed the warning signs from last summer and swim between the flags at a patrolled beach this summer.
A $200 million funding commitment by the NSW Government will see Surf Life Saving NSW, along with the state’s other volunteer and emergency service organisations, receive additional budget to aid existing and future disaster response efforts.
