Anthony Turner's lifelong habit of saving strangers, all on a volunteer's wage

Angela Thompson
Updated September 4 2020 - 8:21pm, first published 5:00pm

Anthony Turner once swam into seaweed to disentangle a human corpse and bring it to shore. In 1994 he spent an entire night plucking medical evacuees from cut-off national parks communities in an inflatable boat, as bushfire crept towards them, leaving no other way out. More recently he has shone a torch into the murky hull of a sunken boat off Bulli, hoping - and at the same time not hoping - he would find a missing 5-year-old boy presumed drowned.

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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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