How Matthew averted a second City Beach drowning tragedy

Angela Thompson
Updated September 19 2017 - 9:14pm, first published 9:00pm
RIGHT PLACE: Matthew Pellow was making a brief visit to the beach when he saw a man struggling to stay afloat, and swam to his aid. Picture: Adam McLean
RIGHT PLACE: Matthew Pellow was making a brief visit to the beach when he saw a man struggling to stay afloat, and swam to his aid. Picture: Adam McLean

Called on to help a drowning man in the same waters that had claimed a life only a week earlier, Matthew Pellow hurried to the shoreline at Wollongong’s City Beach. 

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Angela Thompson

Angela Thompson

Journalist

Proudly Illawarra Mercury since 2008; these days covering crime and justice issues. UOW alum. Thrilled by the chase and sobered by some of the things I see and hear when I stand still - sometimes in the same day. ang.thompson@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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