A GALLANT RESCUE.

Shannon News, 27 April 1923, Page 2

A GALLANT RESCUE.

YOUNG MAN'S LONG SWIM. UVEH TWO MILES TO LIGHT. jn strong south-easterly Aveather, A\ r itli a heavy sea running and in shark-infested waters, Leonard TAVigg aged 21, sAvam nearly two and alialf miles to the Pile light, in Moreton Bay, to rescue four of his mates w ho were clinging to an overturned 18ft. sailing boat, the Viono, av rites the Brisbane correspondent of a Sydney paper. His gallantry met with its inst reward, for tiro Pile Light immediately signalh d to the incoming sleazier Rurwab, which hurried to the scene ami picked up the four young men, who were suffering gioatly from being practically the whole day in the Avater in biller Aveather. The party comprised, in addition to TAvigg, It- Drummond. T. McGrath,' O. Dalzivl and J. Milne. They left Moreton Island; at about 7 o’clock, and three hours later in very squally weather the boat filled. It. Avas not till six that night that they Avere safeiy aboard tb ■ Bunvuh. having clungto the upturned boat all day, their only food being a. tin of limit and a hot tie of tomato sauce, wh'ch Was seemed from the boat's locker. The Pile Light superint-ndent described Twigg’s action as one of the i..greatest deeds he had-ever witnessed. Ai'ler being buffet led. about for five hours, and with his mat s becoming | exhaust d, and Avilh the prospect of • being swept, out to sea around Cape ( Moreton, TAvigg set out to swim to the Pile’ Light. He reached, the Pih‘ Light at -1.1 f>, after a hard sAvim in a hilglt sea. ami with a strong -southeaster blowing. It. Avas not, however, till f> o’clock that the remainder or Die pariy AVere picked up, and by Ihen (hey were so exhausted lhal lavo became delirious, and avovc removed bv ambulance upon arrh'al In town.