Pensioner lifeguard saves girl

Title

Pensioner lifeguard saves girl

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

Interview with eighty-year-old lifeguard, Jim Austin, about the rescue of ten-year-old Louise Davies from rough seas at Goodwick in West Wales. Jim says the girl only got into difficulty because she ignored advice he’d given her in the first place. Male interviewer not identified (poss. James Matthews).

Contributors

James Matthews?; Jim Austin

Keywords

Accidents; Wales; Maritime rescue; Old age; Age groups; Pembrokeshire; Louise Davies; Goodwick

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