‘Thank you’ for surf rescue at Kilcunda

TO THE Editor, I wonder if it is possible for you to say a ‘Thank you’ to a group of local surfies who rescued two people from a rip earlier this afternoon (Friday) at Kilcunda beach.

My husband and I were walking on the rail trail when from the railway bridge we noticed a group of people in the water. They were not too far out at that point. Further down the track it was evident that two of the swimmers were very far out on the edge of a rip, and not able to swim back in.

Luckily, a gent named ‘Dave’ came along with his board, just as a couple on bikes came up and indicated that the swimmers were in trouble. Dave and another gent, returning from the surf, immediately headed down to the beach and were joined by a group of other surfies closer to the bridge.

These men reached the man and woman in trouble, in an incredible display of rapid and co-ordinated team work. I know one of the other gents was named ‘Jeremy’, but I would like to thank all of them for their selfless bravery and skills in averting what could easily have become a lethal situation.

They were so swift it clearly wasn’t the first recue for them, and I wonder how many other lives have been saved by surfies. Well done to the guys and gals in wetsuits!

Annette and Gary Bradshaw, North Wonthaggi