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THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
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Community members are calling for Bateau Bay local Airlie Chadwick to be formally recognised for her courage after she saved a father and son from drowning at Shelly Beach on Easter Sunday. A morning stroll with her dogs turned into a lifesaving mission when Chadwick sprang into action to rescue Honey Perez and his son Jake, who were caught in dangerous surf. Chadwick, recently returned from New Zealand where she works as a landscaper, heard people screaming for help.
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