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Woman goes viral after diving into dangerous surf to rescue beer kegs
nypost.com ^ | December 17, 2020 | Kenneth Garger

Posted on 12/17/2020 6:53:30 PM PST by lowbridge

An Australian woman became a viral sensation for her daring effort to rescue two beer kegs being swept out to sea during stormy weather on Monday.

The woman sprang into action as the suds were floating away from a local surf club in the Queensland city of Currumbin.

Footage captured by shows her falling in the rough surf just before grabbing a hold of one the kegs.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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1 posted on 12/17/2020 6:53:30 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

I take it they were full kegs.


2 posted on 12/17/2020 6:54:44 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve. DJT 11-07-20)
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To: Responsibility2nd

No, they looked pretty empty.


3 posted on 12/17/2020 6:56:53 PM PST by Edward Teach ( )
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To: Responsibility2nd

It reminds me of my Irish friend who drowned in a vat of beer. A lot of people didn’t give him a chance but he was able to get out three times to go to the bathroom.


4 posted on 12/17/2020 6:57:34 PM PST by KierkegaardMAN (This is the sort of stuff up with which I shall not put!)
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To: lowbridge

She hopped to it.


5 posted on 12/17/2020 6:58:12 PM PST by deadrock (<img src="WIDTH420WIDTH420.jpeg" width="420">)
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To: lowbridge

That’s a keeper, mate!


6 posted on 12/17/2020 7:02:06 PM PST by stormhill
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To: lowbridge

Thank you Ma’am for your service to beer drinkers across the globe!


7 posted on 12/17/2020 7:05:44 PM PST by PROCON (Molon Labe)
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To: lowbridge

Obviously she was adamant about getting her deposit back.


8 posted on 12/17/2020 7:06:08 PM PST by HKMk23 (You ask how to fight an idea? Well, I'll tell you how: with another idea!)
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To: lowbridge

I’m in love


9 posted on 12/17/2020 7:10:24 PM PST by joshua c (President Elect joshua_c. Hey if Joe can do it.)
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To: lowbridge

Foam for days, not just until the surf


10 posted on 12/17/2020 7:18:58 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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To: lowbridge

Drunk Sheila...island is crawling with them...

This is why it costs 1 million dollars to get a visa for Australia.


11 posted on 12/17/2020 7:21:14 PM PST by Professional ( )
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To: lowbridge

Now THAT’s the spirit!


12 posted on 12/17/2020 7:22:09 PM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: lowbridge

Florida spirit down under.


13 posted on 12/17/2020 7:39:04 PM PST by Flick Lives (#resist)
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To: lowbridge

Is she single?


14 posted on 12/17/2020 7:51:49 PM PST by krogers58
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To: Edward Teach

Keg deposits are worth bringing back a empty. Not too long ago I was still buying returnable beer bottle cases.


15 posted on 12/17/2020 8:12:09 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Fred Nerks

Wonder what make of beer it was?

Whatever it was, I’ll take a keg!

Great beer ad.


16 posted on 12/17/2020 8:19:36 PM PST by Candor7 ((Obama Fascism:http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html) )
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To: MV=PY; Professional

I love threads like this...:)


17 posted on 12/17/2020 8:22:31 PM PST by rlmorel ("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
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To: lowbridge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUrBE38cseA


18 posted on 12/17/2020 8:28:01 PM PST by GOPJ (If China let go a virus that primarily killed gays, would Madison Ave. still up Chinese in TV ads? )
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To: lowbridge

Well, yeah. She’s got her priorities straight.


19 posted on 12/17/2020 8:32:58 PM PST by Kevmo (WTF? My tagline disappeared.)
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To: lowbridge

I’m in love

What’s her #?


20 posted on 12/17/2020 8:33:21 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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