Patong lifeguards perform daring rescue

By The Phuket News

 

The Patong lifeguard braved being dashed on large rocks at Kalim beach to rescue a man stranded on a rock by the rising tide. Photo: Patong Lifeguard Club

 

PHUKET:-- Patong lifeguards performed a daring rescue in dangerously swirling strong waves among large rocks at Kalim beach, north of Patong, earlier today (Aug 5).

 

The alarm was raised just after 11am, with lifeguards and rescue workers arriving the rocks at about 11:20am to see a Myanmar man stranded on a large just offshore.

 

He apparently climbed the rock to go fishing when the tide was out, but did not return to the beach as the tide came in due to the strong waves.

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/patong-lifeguards-perform-daring-rescue-72397.php#BSmVi8jUEcJkyOQD.97

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-08-05

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Staged or real ??? I don't know what to believe anymore!!

Jet ski, throw the guy a lifejacket, jump into the water grab him, back to beach end of story.

6 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

Jet ski, throw the guy a lifejacket, jump into the water grab him, back to beach end of story.

Be fair. The report states:

 

There was one lone lifeguard (in case you thought 'lone' means more than one) However, at least one other lifeguard swam out to join the first because 'the lifeguards held on to him' ????

 

After assessing the danger of a rescue, one lone lifeguard swam out with a rescue board and a lifeline being held by fellow lifeguards on the beach.

After convincing the man to leap from the rock into the water, the lifeguards held onto him as the lifeguards on the beach pulled them both safely back to the sand.

But did he catch any fish?