Police patrol
With Liz Bell
Rescue after paddlers swept out to sea TWO teenage paddle boarders who got swept out to sea on Tuesday were rescued at Mount Eliza by Frankston SES volunteers, Ambulance Victoria, the Police Airwing and marine rescue volunteers. The two girls had been on stand-up paddle boards when strong offshore winds prevented them from paddling back to shore and took them three kilometres out to sea. One of the teenagers used her Apple Watch about 9pm to call for help, and the Police Airwing was able to locate the stricken pair and drop a flare to guide rescue vessels which were conducting a training session nearby. A Volunteer Marie Rescue spokesperson said it was a great result involving multiple emergency agencies, but also highlighted the need to understand weather conditions before entering the water. He said if the alarm had not have been raised by the girl’s use of a watch or by people on the beach, it “could have been a very different outcome for the two and their families”. “Both VMR skippers and all crew were acutely aware that the light was fading and that getting to the area was critical,” he said. Last weekend emergency services were notified when a 12-year-old boy at Frankston beach drifted out to sea but was able to make it back to shore.
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NO ONE’S UNSINKABLE To all those Unsinkable Guys out there – You might think it’s safe to have a few drinks around water, skip the lifejacket when you’re out on the boat or go for a swim without checking the conditions. But statistics prove that 4 out of 5 drownings are men. Just remember that no one’s unsinkable.
UNSINKABLE GUY
RETHINK
TAKING RISKS AROUND WATER
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Southern Peninsula News
19 January 2022
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ROSEBUD police are seeking information about an accident on 25 November last where an elderly woman in a mobility scooter was hit by a car. At about 3.20pm a small red or orange hatchback was travelling east on Campbell Lane, Rye. As the vehicle approached the intersection of Campbell Lane and Lyons Street the driver is alleged to having failed to give way before colliding with the mobility scooter (there are clear signs to give way). The driver stopped and helped the woman
before getting back in the vehicle and driving away, failing to exchange details or ascertaining if she needed medical assistance. Anyone with information about the car or its driver should phone First Constable Towan at Rosebud Police Station on 5986 0444.
Man drowned A MAN in his 20s drowned at an unpatrolled Blairgowrie beach on Sunday morning. The man was seen swimming in the ocean about 9.20am and his body was found shortly after in the water off Koonya beach. Police will prepare a report for the coroner, but his death is not being treated as suspicious. It is unclear what caused the man to drown, but strong currents can be present at the beach where he went swimming.