Dudley Andrews became an instant local hero at Waipapakauri Ramp on Sunday March 1.
The former soldier, now (Kaitaia College) teacher, was planning to dig for tuatua with his family when he saw a small boy in trouble far out beyond the breakers. Mr Andrews, who later said he had prepared himself for the possibility that he might die, told his daughter that he loved her and swam out to rescue the child.
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The former soldier, now (Kaitaia College) teacher, was planning to dig for tuatua with his family when he saw a small boy in trouble far out beyond the breakers. Mr Andrews, who later said he had prepared himself for the possibility that he might die, told his daughter that he loved her and swam out to rescue the child.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northland-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503402&objectid=11514411
