"The men were crying like girls, shrieking with terror and shouting wildly for help," one of the rescuers said. First published in The Sydney Morning Herald on February 7, 1938. VideoWhat does developing a Covid-19 vaccine look like? There was a terrific impact, and we were all taken out probably 100 yards seaward, and all of us were struggling in deep water. Later in the evening, Mrs. Taylor heard a broadcast announcement about clothes having been left at the sheds unclaimed. Exhausted bathers being revived by lifesavers on Bondi Beach on February 6, 1938. Video, Three elders reveal what it takes to be a leader, 'Living in America's cancer alley is like death row' Video, 'Living in America's cancer alley is like death row', Vienna shooting: Austria launches manhunt after deadly 'terror' attack, Newspaper headlines: 'Virus battle won by spring' as mass tests piloted, Mask exemptions must be clearer, rape campaigner says, Covid-19: Liverpool to pilot city-wide coronavirus testing, US Election 2020: Biden and Trump make final pitches to voters, Lockdown retail: 'It has been the toughest year I've ever had', Actor Eddie Hassell dies aged 30 after being shot, Third of staff 'fear catching Covid at work', Basildon maternity unit handed 'urgent' safety deadline, Universities and colleges face Covid funding shortfalls. "The whole thing was so tragically sudden that one hardly knows what happened," said Mr. Alfred Scott Muir, of Hampton Court, King's Cross, who was one of the rescued surfers. They said that Dr. Dyer had rendered wonderful service, both in helping with the resuscitation, and also in keeping back the crowd, and generally helping to keep matters balanced, and preventing what might have become a general panic, if the public had swarmed on to that part of the beach on which the rescued people were lying. Bondi's rips: The day when five died and 200 were washed out to sea. Many went out on surf floats, and these proved valuable, for as many as five people were able to hang on to them and keep their heads above water. .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Manhunt after deadly 'terror' attack in Vienna. Sydney's best-known beach is well patrolled by lifeguards and drowning deaths are rare. I know that scores of us went back to the beach on the line but I can't remember much about that part of it.". Surf club officials acted with extraordinary promptness and foresight. Lifesavers rescue swimmers on Black Sunday, February 6, 1938. Credit:North Bondi SLSC. Leslie Potter, about 19, of Waratah Avenue, Bondi.
Mrs. Michael Taylor, of Goodchap Street, Surry Hills, last night identified clothing which had remained unclaimed at Bondi dressing shed as that of her husband. All watchers agreed that the work of the lifesavers was beyond all praise. Panic among the helpless swimmers, particularly the men, increased the hazards of the rescuers, and some of them had to fight for their lives with men who seized them and, in their frenzied struggles, dragged them down.
Eyewitnesses reported waves that resembled tidal waves. It was 3pm on a hot Sunday in February 6, 1938 when three massive waves smashed Bondi Beach in quick succession. Police and patrol men paid a particular tribute to Dr. Marshall W. Dyer, an American who happened to be taking some moving pictures of the surf at Bondi. He is Michael Taylor, Goodchap Street, Surry Hills. 1930's. Police said she was related to the man who died, and both were from Norway. "Everyone did his job. Throughout last night the Bondi police received many inquiries from the relatives of persons who had not returned to their homes at the customary time. Rescuers afterwards gave vivid accounts of the scenes in the water. They can suddenly occur "anywhere there's suddenly been a large group of waves breaking, and it pushes the rip out and then it just disappears and then it might come up a little bit further down the beach, it might come back ten minutes later", he said. Levi, who had been diagnosed as mentally ill, spent the previous evening at St Vincent’s Hospital, after suffering a delusional episode.