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PATROL season for volunteer surf lifesavers has ended for another successful season of keeping people safe on our beaches. Julie Davis, Wide Bay Capricorn Lifesaving Services Supervisor said, “Hervey Bay Surf Lifesavers have done a remarkable job over the past nine months keeping beachgoers safe.” “They performed four rescues, 16 first aid treatments and more than 500 preventative actions.” “They will now take a well earned break before returning to the beach in September for next season,” said Ms Davis. From Forrest Beach to Rainbow Bay, volunteers have saved more than 950 lives this patrol season, an increase of 27 per cent compared to last season. Since the September school holidays and during May, volunteers dedicated more than 340,000 hours to protecting the lives of beachgoers across Queensland. During this time, the red and yellow army performed 59,451 preventative actions to safeguard swimmers proactively and applied a staggering 7,051 first aid treatments. Ms Davis said it had been an extremely busy season across Queensland beaches. “With COVID-19 restrictions
impacting travel internationally and interstate, we have seen large crowds right across the coastline as people holiday closer to home. “A combination of large crowds and hazardous conditions resulted in more than 950 lives being saved this season, an increase of 27 per cent compared to last year.” The most common demographic rescued were
males between 25 to 35 years old, accounting for 176 rescues performed this season. Ms Davis urged beachgoers to put their safety first. “Concerningly, more than 80% of rescues conducted across the state have been performed outside flagged areas,” she said. “We ask beachgoers to make the effort to head to their nearest patrolled beach and
swim between the red and yellow flags. “Not only do the red and yellow flags identify the safest spot to swim, it also means should you need assistance, lifesavers will be able to immediately respond to you.” Lifeguard services will continue to patrol Queensland beaches throughout the cooler months to ensure beachgoers safety.
Hervey Bay Surf Lifesaving Club Patrol 3 had a successful season of keeping beach goers safe
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