Guardians of the Waves: True Tales of Courage from Australian Surf Lifesavers

“After I’d got him out of harm’s way, I dived back in yet again and swam out past the surf-break, out to where the other two lads were floundering. Then, one at a time, I took them back onto the rocks - all done against the raging rip and wild surf. By then an hour or so had passed. Still, severe cuts, bruises and abrasions aside, I’d successfully saved the lives of the four young people who, in al…