BUY DIRECT & SAVE! Bay watch: Paramedic Brenton Willey, above, and policeman David Malloch may be awarded bravery medals after rescuing a woman from the icy waters off Chelsea beach. Picture: Gary Sissons
Bravery awards bid for water heroes Stephen Taylor steve@baysidenews.com.au A FRANKSTON MICA paramedic and a Chelsea policeman have been recommended for bravery awards after rescuing a woman in difficulties off Chelsea beach, 9pm, Thursday 27 August (‘Duo’s daring sea rescue ‘brave’ effort’, The News 2/9/15). The Chelsea woman was seen by a passer-by near Maury Rd wading out in rough and dangerous waters fully clothed. She was distressed after a personal issue and would not be consoled. The witness tried in vain to reach the woman as she swam away; he saw her head go under and lost sight of her, and then waded back to shore and called 000. Arriving minutes later, ambulance officer Brenton Willey and Senior Constable David Malloch used torches to sweep along the beach searching for the woman in case she had returned to shore. However, she was 100 metres north of her original position and 100 metres out to sea after having been in the freezing water for about 15 minutes. The Air Wing had been called but poor condi-
tions meant a helicopter could not attempt a rescue. The Water Police were more than 40 minutes away and unlikely to be of any use. “There was nothing else to do but go and get her, so we went straight in,” Mr Willey said last week. “I am a surfer and used to the water so it wasn’t too bad. “Of course it was a bit out of the ordinary but, as an ambulance officer, you get used to it. No two jobs are the same.” Mr Willey and the policeman swam out through the rough, dark waters and brought the woman back to shore – despite her protests. “It never crossed my mind that we wouldn't successfully retrieve the patient,” he said. “I felt we worked well together during the events over the next half hour.” For his efforts, Senior Constable Malloch received a kick in the face causing swelling to his eye socket. The woman was taken to Frankston hospital while. Senior Sergeant Chris Jones, of Chelsea police, is recommending bravery awards for the two men. “They did a great job of rescuing the woman in the freezing conditions and saved her life,” he said.
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Pony club robbed THIEVES made off with equipment from a pony club shed on The Broadway, Bonbeach, Thursday. The 47-year-old agistment manager of the club, which adjoins the Chelsea caravan park, valued the loss at $520. Anyone with information should call Chelsea police on 8773 3200.
Factory break-in CCTV captured a man and a woman roaming inside a Governor Rd, Braeside, metals reseller late Thursday. Police said the pair – with faces covered and wearing gloves – cut holes in a fence, gate and then the side of the building to gain entry. They were onsite for 30 minutes before an alarm was activated at 9.30pm. It is unclear if anything was stolen, but copper theft may have been the motive. Anyone with information should call Kingston police on 9556 6565.
Speedster nabbed HIGHWAY patrol police nabbed a driver travelling 80kp/h over the speed limit on Monday. The 25-year-old man was allegedly driving at 160kp/h in an 80kp/h zone on the Dandenong Bypass, Keysborough, 11.50pm. The man’s Subaru WRX has been impounded for 30 days at a cost of $972. He will be charged on summons with speed-related offences. The same police also watched as a driver did a burn out on the Princes Hwy, Noble Park, 2.30am. The 23-year-old man has had his Holden HSV impounded for 30 days at a cost of $917. He will
be charged on summons with driving-related offences.
Cash, bike stolen ABOUT $500 cash and a 50cc Honda off-road motor bike were stolen from a Hughes Av, Edithvale, house overnight Friday. The 42-year-old male victim said thieves entered through a side gate and forced a rear door, as well as French doors, to gain entry. Cupboards and draws in every room – as well as the medicine chest – were ransacked. About $300 in an Easter Bunny bowl and the bike were stolen. Anyone with information should call Kingston police on 9556 6565.
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Hit-run weapon find A MERCEDES sedan driven off at speed after smashing into the rear of a car in Nepean Hwy, Cheltenham, Sunday morning, had been stolen in an aggravated burglary at Boroondara on 21 June. The car, with false number plates, was later spotted abandoned in Kirkwood Av, Cheltenham, with a witness reporting it loaded with apparently stolen goods. Later, the occupants returned to the car and moved it to a house in Fairway Av, Cheltenham. There, police found an AK-47 military weapon and magazine, counterfeit notes and drugs, including ice, in a shed. The men had fled. Anyone with information should call Kingston police on 9556 6565.
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