A woman was drowning and she put her hand in the air with her last energy. She was only moments away from 1 when she was rescued. Surf lifesaver Andrew Reid, who helped 2 the woman, said the woman was 3 lucky, with a number of factors contributing to her rescue.
He had just walked in at 6：55 a.m. and a fellow lifeguard 4 because they start at 7：00 a.m. They were 5 just looking out and checking the conditions. It was then that the struggling woman was 6.
Mr. Reid said as he 7 his way towards the woman, other lifeguards were also trying hard. One of the other 8, Troy Stewart, got to the woman quicker. He reached the woman as she began to 9 under water. Mr. Reid said the woman was 10 when got above the waterline. Another lifeguard, Anthony Carroll, raced to the rescue, and he even made a separate rescue." She is a very lucky lady, "Mr. Reid said." She had two of the country's 11 surf swimmers at the beach this morning." He added that each lifeguard took a different 12 to ensure at least one of them was able to 13 the woman in time.
The woman was 14 when she had been rescued. Mr. Reid was proud of the role he and his colleagues 15 in the rescue.
