{"id":67848,"date":"2025-10-09T13:21:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/67848\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T13:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:21:10","slug":"bondi-rescue-star-harries-carroll-saves-child-from-drowning-while-on-family-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/67848\/","title":{"rendered":"Bondi Rescue star Harries Carroll saves child from drowning while on family holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cMy wife and children witnessed this, and they know I know what to do should a tragic event like this happen again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe all need to know what to do.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Carroll recounted the ordeal in an Instagram post. Photo \/ Instagram\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Carroll recounted the ordeal in an Instagram post. Photo \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cDo whatever it takes to teach your children to swim and float and make sure you know CPR at all costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\">The post received a huge reaction from fans, who said they were proud of the lifeguard and called him a true hero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cFeels like a blessing from the universe such a massive legend as Harries was nearby,\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\">Lifesavers across Australia save about 30 lives a day and conduct more than 450 precautions every hour, according to Surf Life Saving (SLS).<\/p>\n<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\">In the 2024-25 financial year, more than 50 people drowned at Australian beaches, with 95 per cent of them being male.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\">An SLS spokesman said drownings had a devastating effect on families and loved ones, and the toll could have been far worse had lifesavers not conducted more than 5000 rescues or taken one million preventive actions throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"PIBTdnNRHybHVehKG\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/my-account\/profile\/newsletters\/?from=cmp\">Sign up to Herald Premium Editor\u2019s Picks<\/a>, delivered straight to your inbox every Friday. 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