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Man Saved Against All Odds!

The surf lifesavers who crowded Gisborne last week for the national contest should have come a few weeks earlier, when they would have seen a rescue at Makarori Beach which would have made their hair curl (flat-tops and all).

It was a real Keystone Cops job with complications from Greek mythology.

Just when the life-savers, manly fellows, were dashing to the rescue, their courageous resolves were melted by a sight of a Sea Siren. You remember the Sirens—the fabulous creatures who lured men to destruction by their song? Well, this Siren didn't sing... but, readers, was he Fabulous!

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1. Watchers see Geoff Hanlen sinking for third time...

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2. But all is well—here come, the lifesavers: Tom King, Jim McCullough, Roy Ivess, Spencer Townsley, & Brian Richardson.

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3. Siren Bert (now, ain't he real cute?) lures would-be recuers away from duty

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4. Rescue was watched from beach by large crowd

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5. Victim had tough time coming ashore

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6. Filled with remorse, Bert assists while body is pumped dry. With luck he might be saved yet.

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7. Bert's aid is complicated by strap-trouble.

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8. God save us—here comes the Doctor!

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9. Doc Derek Fitzgerald operated and removed a lot of chocolate fish which he gave to the kiddies.

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10. At this stage the Foto Noos camera caught fire, enabling us to write Finis to this stirring epic.

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