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| Holywell Bay rescue: Emily Greenwood saves two from rip current | Holywell Bay rescue: Emily Greenwood saves two from rip current |
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| Emily Greenwood saved a man and boy from drowning | Emily Greenwood saved a man and boy from drowning |
| A woman who saved a man and boy from drowning in cold sea conditions has been describing the ordeal. | A woman who saved a man and boy from drowning in cold sea conditions has been describing the ordeal. |
| Emily Greenwood was walking on the beach at Holywell Bay, Cornwall, with her "significantly disabled" son when she spotted the two in trouble. | Emily Greenwood was walking on the beach at Holywell Bay, Cornwall, with her "significantly disabled" son when she spotted the two in trouble. |
| The man, believed to be 39, went in the water to save the 10-year-old who got stuck in a rip current. | The man, believed to be 39, went in the water to save the 10-year-old who got stuck in a rip current. |
| Ms Greenwood swam in and paddled them back safely to shore. The man was taken to hospital with suspected hypothermia. | Ms Greenwood swam in and paddled them back safely to shore. The man was taken to hospital with suspected hypothermia. |
| Coastguard rescue teams were sent to the beach as well as a coastguard helicopter | Coastguard rescue teams were sent to the beach as well as a coastguard helicopter |
| The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in cold sea conditions in the bay near Newquay. | The incident happened on Saturday afternoon in cold sea conditions in the bay near Newquay. |
| Ms Greenwood, a member of Holywell Bay Surf Life Saving Club, said initially she could see the man was also struggling in the rip current. | Ms Greenwood, a member of Holywell Bay Surf Life Saving Club, said initially she could see the man was also struggling in the rip current. |
| "I just knew that I had to get in the water to go and help them, so I stripped off to my underwear and off I went. | "I just knew that I had to get in the water to go and help them, so I stripped off to my underwear and off I went. |
| "I'm not a trained lifeguard but I've been a club member for 10 years and I've seen a lot." | "I'm not a trained lifeguard but I've been a club member for 10 years and I've seen a lot." |
| She told BBC Radio Cornwall: "Luckily the boy was on a bodyboard and he'd kept hold of the bodyboard. | She told BBC Radio Cornwall: "Luckily the boy was on a bodyboard and he'd kept hold of the bodyboard. |
| "The man at this point ... had already gone into some kind of shock. He was very quiet, he was just concentrating trying to get a hold of his breathing." | "The man at this point ... had already gone into some kind of shock. He was very quiet, he was just concentrating trying to get a hold of his breathing." |
| She was able to "remain calm" and help the pair paddle back into shore. | She was able to "remain calm" and help the pair paddle back into shore. |
| "It did become a bit scary for me because he just sort of crumbled; he just collapsed into the shallows. So we had water and waves coming in over him. | "It did become a bit scary for me because he just sort of crumbled; he just collapsed into the shallows. So we had water and waves coming in over him. |
| "At that point I was very lucky, a dog walker had spotted that we were in trouble and he came in and he helped us come out of the water." | "At that point I was very lucky, a dog walker had spotted that we were in trouble and he came in and he helped us come out of the water." |
| The man was airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital near Truro by a coastguard helicopter and the boy was unharmed. | The man was airlifted to the Royal Cornwall Hospital near Truro by a coastguard helicopter and the boy was unharmed. |
| Holywell Bay Surf Life Saving Club's chairman Steve Peck praised Ms Greenwood for her "selfless actions" which he said "undoubtedly saved two lives". | Holywell Bay Surf Life Saving Club's chairman Steve Peck praised Ms Greenwood for her "selfless actions" which he said "undoubtedly saved two lives". |
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