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This is cold-blooded bravery, getting to those rocks through a heavy sea.

"I would not normally consider going anywhere near the Wrangles, but instinct just kicked in - there were two young boys on the rocks who needed help and I knew my wetsuit would at least be some protection.

Strong winds, a 4ft (1.2m) swell and the rocks meant conditions were too dangerous for the Bude lifeboat to pick the teenagers and lifeguard up, so Chris Pearce, the RNLI's senior lifeguard called Falmouth Coastguard to request a rescue helicopter.

Mr Hamley said his priority was to protect the boys who were wet, cold, frightened and had suffered cuts and bruising on the rocks. "We huddled together with my back to the wind and I kept them moving up the rock away from the incoming tide," he said. "It was a pretty dramatic hour or so."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7574062.stm

I used to live not too far from Bude, the North Cornish sea and coastline is pretty unforgiving at times.



That young man may consider he was 'just doing his job' like so many unsung heroes but without the actions of people like him our world would be a poorer place. Good for him