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around. We'll see you Sunday night

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around. We'll see you Sunday night
for

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OSHER GUNSBERG: On Bondi Rescue,

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concern for a missing man...

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LIFEGUARD: He didn't come in
from the water.

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Copy.

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..when rescues go wrong...

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LIFEGUARD: This is by far the most
embarrassing moment of my career.

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Go!

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..and the biggest challenge
of the season -

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lifeguard against lifeguard.

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Joel's definitely the one to beat.

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But Harrison has a secret weapon.

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HARRISON:
It's the era of technology.

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(DEVICE WHISTLES)

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Wow.

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(CHOPPER WHIRRS)

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SONG: # Take me back to the

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# Sweet times, the hot nights

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# Everything is gonna be alright

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# In the summertime

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# Baby, in the summertime

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# That is where I'll be. #

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(SOMBRE MUSIC)

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BEARDY: Being a part of
a lifeguard service

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is...is the essence of
what a team is made up of

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and you create bonds and friendships

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that last a lifetime.

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And recently, we lost one of
our best - Terry McDermott.

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Terry was just 63 when he died

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after a battle with prostate cancer.

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(SINGS) # That's the way
it's gonna be, little darlin'

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# You'll be riding on the horses

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# Yeah, yeah... #

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Yeah! That's what's keeping us...
at the old chemotherapy ward today.

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We've... It just can't get us.

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We're too happy.
Cancer can't get us.

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It's... We're too happy.
(WOMAN LAUGHS)

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BEARDY: Terry's career
as a lifeguard spanned over 30 years

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and over 10 of those years
was down here at Bondi.

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And over that time, he would've
saved thousands of people.

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Terry was just an old soul.

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He was such a nice guy.
He used to look after me.

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He used to look after all
the young blokes, as he used to say.

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When it come to lifeguarding,
he taught me so much.

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You've found out the hard way

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why we want people to swim
between the flags.

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His patience, his way he interacted
with people was amazing.

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This scene at the south,
I've never seen anything like it.

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Terry was one of the most amazing
lifeguards that we've had down here.

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Each season,
it's not just one thing.

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It's several things get thrown up

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that always stretch your level of
experience and expertise,

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no matter how long
you've been in the job.

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I remember when I first started
on the traineeship,

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he would invest so much time
teaching you the ways.

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Even little things like the weather

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and how to read
when the swells are coming.

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Black clouds out to the south there,

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and that's that low moving offshore.

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I've seen him perform
some amazing rescues.

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Yeah, Terry's in.

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I love it and I'm passionate
about lifeguarding.

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And what we do is actually
quite honourable.

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It's something that
makes you feel proud

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and makes you feel good
at the end of the day.

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Yeah! Whoo!
(ALL LAUGH AND CHEER)

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It's a testament to Tezz
to see people

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from all up and down the coast,
of all ages.

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He was a really loved guy,
so it'll be a nice moment.

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I'll get emotional.

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Lifeguards, family and friends
farewell Terry

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in a traditional Bondi ritual.

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We're gonna be paddling out
as a big group

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and then we'll be forming
a massive circle

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with the rescue boards,
surfboards, bodyboards,

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and we'll be saying
our final goodbyes.

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It's really a circle of respect
that we do as surfers, water users.

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You know, you're sending Terry off
with all those positive thoughts.

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Wherever he is, he's at peace.

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(PEACEFUL MUSIC)

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Everyone's going through the same
thing, I think, in their head.

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Just sharing their own
personal memories of Terry.

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(PEACEFUL MUSIC CONTINUES)

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Really emotional, you know?

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I, um... (SNIFFLES)
..miss him a lot.

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And, um, yeah, it kind of
hit home down here at Bondi.

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Like, this is where we worked
together for, like, forever.

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So bringing back all the memories of

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what we shared together
over the years, um...

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Yeah, it was a...

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It was a great... (CLEARS THROAT)

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..great time,
great years down here around then

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and, um...

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(EXHALES) ..all that kind of
come flooding back.

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(POIGNANT MUSIC)

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You know, Terry will forever
have a place in our hearts.

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(POIGNANT MUSIC)

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(WATER LAPS GENTLY)

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The ocean has been crashing against
these shores for an eternity.

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When the tide and swell match up,

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there's a hidden danger
at Bondi's north end.

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A rip nicknamed the Escalator
can drag you out to sea.

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LIFEGUARD:

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HARRISON:

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It was late in the afternoon

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we noticed a girl in the rip
in the north corner

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struggling to get back in.

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I paddle out. She's a long way out.

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The woman is 50 metres from the beach

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and making no progress
against the rip.

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You OK?

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Are you OK?

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Here we go. You're gonna jump on,
lie down like a surfboard, OK?

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(GROANS)

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You right?
Yes.

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Gotta jump up,
lie down like a surfboard.

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Oop.
(WOMAN GROANS)

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Bring your legs around to me.

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(LAUGHS)

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(SIGHS)

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Ah!

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(LAUGHS)

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(SHRIEKS)

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Come here. You've gotta come here.

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(LAUGHS)

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That's just where everything
went downhill pretty quickly.

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You've gotta face that way.

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And I noticed, uh,
I'm not in for, uh...

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I'm not in for an easy one here.

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Jump up.

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(LAUGHS) Oh!

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To make matters worse,

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they are still on the Escalator,

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now 80 metres from the beach.

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Sorry, give me your arm.
Give me your arm.

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We're gonna be out
in New Zealand soon.

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They just keep drifting further out.

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(LAUGHS) Come on.

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HARRISON: I thought, "Alright,
there's only one option for this."

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Lifeguards have a technique that
we use for unconscious patients,

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where you roll the board upside down

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and we'd drag their hands
on top of the board.

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Ready?
Yeah.

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Then roll the board over to get
half of their torso on the board,

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where you can spin them round,
which works.

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You've gotta face...
So bring your leg to me, OK?

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(LAUGHS)

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Bring your leg to me.
(BOTH LAUGH)

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Come on, bring... Come on,
I've gotta go back to shore.

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Oh, no!

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This technique didn't even work.

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Come here. You've gotta come here.
(SHRIEKS, LAUGHS)

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You've gotta jump on,
lie down like a surfboard, OK?

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At North Bondi, you've got
the grassy knoll in the afternoon.

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It's like being in a theatre
and everyone's watching you.

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You're onstage.

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What's going on there? That's weird.

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I know the boys are watching
from the tower.

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Face that way.

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Who would've thought that the worst
rescue in lifeguard history

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could get even worse?

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(COMICAL MUSIC)
(WOMAN LAUGHS)

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(WOMAN LAUGHS)

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OSHER: The notorious Escalator

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is taking Harrison
and his rescue victim for a ride.

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It's now the longest rescue
of Harrison's career.

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Gonna face...

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Come on, bring...
(LAUGHS)

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(LAUGHS)

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I would hate to think
how long I was in the water for,

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just trying to get this girl in -
it's a nightmare.

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And we've still drifted further
and further out

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and I still haven't even got her
on the rescue board.

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For me, being out on the water,

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that's time away from
being on the radio

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and if something else does happen,
you know,

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we can't respond to that incident.

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This is drastic now.

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We need to go to the last resort.

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So the last resort is just...

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.."Hang onto the handles

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"and I'll somehow
try and drag you in."

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Oh!

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And so she grabs the handles
and I start paddling.

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(WOMAN SHRIEKS)

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She just lets go straightaway.

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Come on. Hold on.

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Stay holding onto the handles.

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I'm alright, mate. Don't try...
Just don't try and get up.

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Don't try and get up.
Just hold onto the handles.

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(BLEEP) hell.

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I've done a lot of rescues. I reckon
you're the worst one I've ever had.

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Alright, just hold on there.
Don't move. Don't move.

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OK.
Just don't move.

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This is by far the most embarrassing
moment of my career.

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(LAUGHS)

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(LAUGHS)

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I think I might've invented
a new technique

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and I'm gonna have to
give Hop a call

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because we need to redo
the manual, Hop.

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Thank you, my friend.

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You OK?
Yes.

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HARRISON:

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WOMAN:

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MAN: Thank you.

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HARRISON:

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I've never been so excited

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to feel and touch dry land
and the sand before in my life.

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LIFEGUARD:

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(ALL LAUGH)

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That was, hands down,
the worst rescue I have ever done.

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The shadows lengthen.

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As beachgoers head home,

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two young women approach lifeguards.

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Their friend is missing.

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WOMAN:

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Is it a guy that you're looking for?
Yeah.

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What's his name?
Lorenzo.

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Lorenzo?
Yep.

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Jacinta and Madison
last saw Lorenzo in the water

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40 minutes ago.

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Give us a description of the guy.

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Joel relays his description to
lifeguard coordinator Beardy.

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South buggy to Central.

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Copy.

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We've just got two girls with us
here. They're missing their friend.

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He's 22, tanned, and he had
blue-and-white board shorts on.

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They reckon that he didn't come in
from the water.

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Copy.

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Then some disturbing information.

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WOMAN:

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Yeah.

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Like, just... How upset?
Like...like...

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Really?
WOMEN: Yeah.

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When they said that he was upset,
that's when I got quite worried.

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You've gotta take mental health
stuff pretty serious.

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He's probably gone somewhere,
like, just to be on his own, yeah?

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In situations like this, I'm just
trying to keep the girls calm.

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So I send the girls to see
if his stuff's still there.

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WOMAN:

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Everything's still here -
his keys, wallet, phone.

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All his stuff's still there.

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That's when me and Mitch,
we start to get really worried

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about the situation.

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He hasn't gone home
because he's been really upset,

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so we don't know
if he's done anything or he's left.

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But so...

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He hasn't left or anything.
We just don't know where he is.

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It's getting towards an hour
since Lorenzo's been missing.

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An hour's a long time
for someone to be missing.

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With so little information,

253
00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:36,080
Joel and Mitch are reluctant
to launch a full-scale search.

254
00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:39,680
Lorenzo's friends start
to fear the worst.

255
00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:41,960
Is his phone here?

256
00:12:43,560 --> 00:12:45,160
He's missing.

257
00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,560
(SOMBRE MUSIC)

258
00:12:53,560 --> 00:12:55,440
OSHER: For Jacinta and Madison,

259
00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,160
a fun trip to Bondi

260
00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,760
has turned deadly serious.

261
00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:04,360
Their friend Lorenzo has been missing
for nearly an hour

262
00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:07,280
and was last seen in the surf.

263
00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,560
They're also concerned about
his state of mind.

264
00:13:11,560 --> 00:13:13,280
He's missing.

265
00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,080
Lorenzo had an argument with a girl.

266
00:13:18,680 --> 00:13:23,920
His phone, keys and other belongings
are still on the beach.

267
00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:25,920
We'll do a quick drive
up and down the beach.

268
00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,400
Yep.
We'll let you know what we find.

269
00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,640
If we can't find him,
it might be a police matter.

270
00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,480
Yeah.
Um...

271
00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,000
If he's upset, like,
he could've gone anywhere.

272
00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,240
Yeah.

273
00:13:36,240 --> 00:13:39,280
All we can do is check the beach
for you and we'll go from there.

274
00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:41,520
OK, thank you.

275
00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:45,680
JOEL OVER P.A.:
Uh, just attention, everyone.

276
00:13:45,680 --> 00:13:49,200
If Lorenzo is here, your friends
are looking for you, mate.

277
00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:52,200
Lorenzo, we need to find you, buddy.

278
00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,440
JOEL: We're quite worried
and we just wanted to find him

279
00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,640
so the girls could go home
and we could go home

280
00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,520
and everything could be like
a happy ending.

281
00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:01,960
I'll stay up here.
One of us needs to stay here.

282
00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,880
Just as his friends are about to file

283
00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,800
a missing person report
with police...

284
00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,440
(BLEEP) you!
Are you serious?!

285
00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:14,800
(WOMAN GROANS FURIOUSLY)

286
00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:16,880
Lorenzo's not sure
what the fuss is all about.

287
00:14:19,160 --> 00:14:21,240
(LAUGHS INCREDULOUSLY)
Don't talk to me.

288
00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,880
Nah, we found him.
Lorenzo's been found.

289
00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:26,920
Thank you so much!

290
00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:30,080
It was great to see Lorenzo show up.

291
00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:31,880
He had no idea
what had been going on.

292
00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,080
He had no idea that everyone
had been looking for him.

293
00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:35,880
Bro!

294
00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:38,360
(GROANS) You've done my head in.

295
00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,560
The girls did the right thing
coming up to us.

296
00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,160
If your mate's not in a good state

297
00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,880
and they've been missing
for a while,

298
00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:45,960
you've always gotta...
you've gotta check on your mates.

299
00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,440
You've gotta be there
for your mates.

300
00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:50,160
You've gotta...you've gotta
always worry about your mates.

301
00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,640
Everybody goes through
ups and downs.

302
00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:55,640
You've gotta hope that
when you're not feeling your best

303
00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:56,800
that there's someone there

304
00:14:56,800 --> 00:14:58,840
that's gonna look after you
and be there for you.

305
00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:00,920
That's a happy ending to the day.

306
00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:02,600
JOEL:

307
00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:03,840
The toilet.
The toilet.

308
00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:05,480
Oh, my...
(ALL LAUGH)

309
00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:10,480
I came out of the water.
I went for a walk.

310
00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,760
And then I realised
I had to go to the bathroom.

311
00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:16,360
Then after that, I ran into an old
friend of mine from high school.

312
00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,640
And then I forgot
where we were sitting.

313
00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,640
Next time, I'll take my phone with me

314
00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:22,720
so at least then
I've got actually something with me

315
00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,560
so that way
I can actually call someone.

316
00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:28,160
He owes me ice cream and...
And KFC.

317
00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:29,400
I'll get KFC.
And KFC.

318
00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,760
Yep.
(FRIENDS LAUGH)

319
00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:33,520
No, actually, get away!

320
00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:35,200
(FRIENDS LAUGH)

321
00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,840
It turns out Lorenzo
was just in the toilet.

322
00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,720
(QUIRKY MUSIC)

323
00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,120
Guess everyone's relieved now.

324
00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:44,600
Let's go!
Yeah, we're out of here.

325
00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:48,840
MAN: Oi!

326
00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,880
OSHER: The bond between lifeguards
is normally watertight.

327
00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:54,760
Not today!

328
00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,320
HARRISON: The annual lifeguard race,

329
00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:59,040
it's one of the biggest events
on the lifeguarding calendar.

330
00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:03,440
27 lifeguards will tackle
the brutal course.

331
00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,880
The first leg is a 1.5km run

332
00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,240
from Bondi to Tamarama,

333
00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,880
then a 500m swim to Bronte,

334
00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:17,400
a 2.5km board paddle back to Bondi,

335
00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:21,080
finally a beach sprint
to the finish line.

336
00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:24,440
There's bragging rights
that come with it,

337
00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,400
so it's massive for the lifeguards.

338
00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:30,400
And, look, if anyone says
they're just gonna take it easy,

339
00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,640
that's the biggest lie
you could ever hear,

340
00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:34,400
because once the starter goes,

341
00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:38,040
ha, it's on and everyone
wants to get that first place.

342
00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,080
Definitely not the favourite.

343
00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:41,720
No, those days are gone. Way gone.

344
00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:43,240
Joel's definitely the one to beat.

345
00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:45,800
The bloke is just a weapon.
He's super fit.

346
00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,240
Jackson... Jackson's been training
the house down this year.

347
00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,280
Actually, they're...
Jackson's my favourite.

348
00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:51,480
Everyone's sort of saying,

349
00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,520
"Oh, no, I haven't been training.
I haven't been training."

350
00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,440
But you know, secretly,
a couple of weeks out,

351
00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,440
the boys are getting their boards
out, like, sneaking out the corners.

352
00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,440
HARRISON: My name's definitely not
in the favourites,

353
00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,800
but I will say it's 2023
and it's the era of technology.

354
00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:07,160
So I'll leave it at that. (LAUGHS)

355
00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:12,440
The lifeguard race has had
its share of skulduggery.

356
00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,080
Sand in runners' shoes.

357
00:17:15,080 --> 00:17:17,400
Oh! (LAUGHS)
Vaseline on his board.

358
00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:19,480
Sabotaging paddleboards.

359
00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:24,840
This year, Harrison is taking
subterfuge to new lows.

360
00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:28,000
I did some research
and I've come across this.

361
00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:31,760
(DEVICE TRILLS AND WHISTLES)

362
00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:34,280
Wow.

363
00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:36,240
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

364
00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:39,400
CHAPPO: Tommy, Bunning, Moley
and Quigley are all off go.

365
00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:40,720
Yoo!
Go, Moley.

366
00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,360
Moley's basically new
to the service,

367
00:17:42,360 --> 00:17:44,560
so he was a little bit of
an unknown for me.

368
00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:46,160
So I put him off go.

369
00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:50,200
Coops, Harrison, Chappo, Jack
and Reidy are off three minutes.

370
00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:51,680
Alright, we ready?
We're ready!

371
00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,080
Set. Go!

372
00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,920
(EXCITING MUSIC)
Go, Robbie!

373
00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,360
Alright, Muzza, you're up next.

374
00:17:58,360 --> 00:17:59,960
Go!
(MEN LAUGH)

375
00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:02,760
Alright, Coops, Harrison,
Chappo and Reidy.

376
00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:04,280
Yoo!
(MEN LAUGH)

377
00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,760
First, the 1.5km run.

378
00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:10,520
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

379
00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:12,840
(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)

380
00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,120
Yep!
Whoo-hoo!

381
00:18:15,120 --> 00:18:16,520
That's the top of the hill.

382
00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:21,120
50-year-old Moley keeps his lead
at the end of the run leg.

383
00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,800
But young guns Jackson and Joel
are moving up the field.

384
00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:29,160
I was swimming from Tama to Bronte.

385
00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:30,920
Joel hadn't caught me yet.

386
00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,680
And all I was thinking about was
just when he was gonna come

387
00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,520
because I knew there was
gonna be a time

388
00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:37,320
where he'd rear up from behind me.

389
00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,200
(SHOUTS AND LAUGHS)

390
00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:42,680
Harrison's doing it tough
in the middle of the pack.

391
00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,520
But he has a wicked plan.

392
00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,120
HARRISON: There were some faces
that were hurting

393
00:18:47,120 --> 00:18:49,720
and I was probably the only face
that had a smile on it

394
00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,280
knowing that I was gonna get some
assistance getting back to Bondi

395
00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:54,320
'cause I've got a secret weapon
up my sleeve.

396
00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:55,960
Yeah, the swim's gonna sort 'em

397
00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:57,560
'cause it's pretty bumpy today.

398
00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:01,320
Moley keeps his lead
after the swim leg.

399
00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:05,320
Looks like Moley, Quiggers and Mouse

400
00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:06,960
have all come out of the swim
together.

401
00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,480
That's good.
And they've got the lead.

402
00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,120
How are you going, Moley?
Oh, tired, buddy.

403
00:19:11,120 --> 00:19:12,920
Tired!

404
00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:15,640
Moley could win this!

405
00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,240
(LAUGHS) The over-50s!

406
00:19:20,480 --> 00:19:22,600
After a leisurely swim,

407
00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:25,560
Harrison cruises
in the middle of the pack.

408
00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:27,040
The swim was just beautiful.

409
00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,440
When I came out,
there was few guys in front of me

410
00:19:29,440 --> 00:19:31,200
and also a few guys behind.

411
00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,360
And running up the beach
and there it was -

412
00:19:33,360 --> 00:19:35,800
my board there waiting for me.

413
00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,480
I pushed the button
and heard the thing start up,

414
00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,240
and away I went.

415
00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,920
(DEVICE WHINES)

416
00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:47,400
Oh, my God.

417
00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,440
The way I describe it
was like a breeze.

418
00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,280
You know, it was like going for
a leisurely Sunday paddle.

419
00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,440
But I was still keeping up with
the guys.

420
00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,960
At one stage,
I was doing just one-hand paddling

421
00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,440
and I was still overtaking people.

422
00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,160
CHAPPO: I went into the water
at Bronte with Harrison,

423
00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,880
and I consider myself
a bit of a paddler

424
00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:13,680
but Harrison's just kind of
almost paddling with one arm

425
00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:15,160
and I can't catch him.

426
00:20:15,160 --> 00:20:17,360
(DEVICE WHIRRS)

427
00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:19,000
HARRISON: No-one was onto me.

428
00:20:19,000 --> 00:20:21,880
No-one had any idea
what was going on.

429
00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,200
The biggest challenge now
is for me to finish this race

430
00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,920
and to get away with no-one looking
what's underneath my rescue board.

431
00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:38,520
(UPBEAT MUSIC)

432
00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:42,240
OSHER: It's the hotly contested
annual lifeguard challenge.

433
00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:49,960
This year, Harrison has
a performance-enhancing supplement...

434
00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,160
..a battery-powered propeller.

435
00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:57,600
Whoo!

436
00:20:57,600 --> 00:20:58,840
It was like a breeze.

437
00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:01,680
You know, it was like going for
a leisurely Sunday paddle,

438
00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,720
but I was still keeping up with
the guys.

439
00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,520
Like, Harrison's not the
fittest-looking dude in the world

440
00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,760
and he was on a slow board

441
00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,240
and he was just ahead of me
and he was just...kept going.

442
00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:15,960
How are you, Chappo?

443
00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:19,160
(LAUGHS) I was just checking
them off as I went round.

444
00:21:20,200 --> 00:21:25,120
But Harrison hasn't caught
race leader, 50-year-old Moley.

445
00:21:25,120 --> 00:21:29,680
Behind him, Jackson and Joel are
fighting it out for second place.

446
00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,000
On the final sprint,

447
00:21:32,000 --> 00:21:34,800
it looks like a victory
for the old-timers.

448
00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,200
What a weapon, for 50+ years old.

449
00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,280
(PEOPLE CHEER)

450
00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,360
I kinda underestimated him.
He smashed it.

451
00:21:41,360 --> 00:21:43,400
(PEOPLE CHEER)

452
00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:46,920
Ohh! Exhausted.

453
00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,920
(PEOPLE CHEER)
Joel beats Jackson into second place.

454
00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:55,520
Go on, Jacko. Finish it, mate.

455
00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:58,560
(PEOPLE CHEER AND CLAP)

456
00:21:59,840 --> 00:22:04,160
Battery-powered Harrison
still only manages a top-10 finish.

457
00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,120
I thought I would sneakily
put my board away.

458
00:22:07,120 --> 00:22:09,800
And we were standing around
and having the presentation...

459
00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,000
Before we do the prezzo,

460
00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,240
there's been a disqualification.

461
00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,760
LIFEGUARDS: Ohhh! Moley!

462
00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,760
And everyone started calling out
Moley's name

463
00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:19,960
and I thought, "How good's this?"

464
00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,120
MAN: Moley!
MAN 2: Moley!

465
00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,560
(DEVICE WHIRRS AND WHISTLES)
(LIFEGUARDS EXCLAIM)

466
00:22:26,560 --> 00:22:28,120
MAN: Whose is that?

467
00:22:28,120 --> 00:22:30,640
It's Harrison's.
(LIFEGUARDS SHOUT)

468
00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:32,840
The old Sleepmaker!

469
00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:35,240
(LAUGHS)
MAN: He still came last!

470
00:22:35,240 --> 00:22:36,720
(ALL TALK AT ONCE)

471
00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,440
HARRISON: I was caught out big-time.

472
00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:40,840
But I think, of all the guys
that I passed,

473
00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:42,840
they were relieved to know
that it wasn't just me.

474
00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:44,840
There was actually
some extra help, so...

475
00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,080
MAN: Yeah, Moley!
(PEOPLE CHEER AND CLAP)

476
00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:48,560
You did well, Moley!

477
00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,520
OSHER: Moley is the oldest lifeguard
to claim the coveted title.

478
00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:56,000
All jokes aside and fun and games
that we play down here,

479
00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,040
the biggest thing we take
from this race

480
00:22:58,040 --> 00:22:59,560
is the whole team coming together,

481
00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,200
'cause it doesn't happen very often.

482
00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:03,880
(POIGNANT MUSIC)

483
00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:09,200
And recently losing Terry, it makes
us realise that life is short

484
00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,560
and, you know,
that the team we've got

485
00:23:11,560 --> 00:23:13,040
and the bond we've got down here

486
00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:14,680
is nothing short of amazing.

487
00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:23,240
Next time...

488
00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,320
..a mass rescue.

489
00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,440
But one man is missing.

490
00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,320
Where's your fourth friend?

491
00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:31,320
Has someone drowned?

492
00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:33,000
And...

493
00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:34,080
I saw that.

494
00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,520
..a menace between the flags.

495
00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:37,720
This guy was like a shark.

496
00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,480
Captions by Red Bee Media