They were blown out into the pitch darkness of the bay. Drifting through the shipping lanes and with their phones left back on the beach, there was no way to raise the alarm. But the four paddleboarders didn’t panic.
As rescue choppers circled in the dark above Port Phillip Bay, four teenagers adrift and clinging to their inflatable paddleboards waved and screamed to attract their attention – to no avail.
They were blown out into the pitch darkness of the bay. Drifting through the shipping lanes and with their phones left back on the beach, there was no way to raise the alarm. “We were very much worried, they’re not good swimmers, they can swim but do not have the skills to swim in the bay,” he said. Shi said his son, who was also known as Jackson, was treated for dehydration and that he and his friends were doing well.
“They were just stay[ing] together, teamwork and just really encourage each other and think about what they need to do to get help.”The drama began when a passerby found belongings including mobile phones, IDs and other personal items on Rosebud Beach about 8pm on Monday.“They were waving and they were like screaming out as well,” Hong said.
“If they’re not cognisant of the fact that the wind will push them around, they’ll be on their way to Geelong pretty quickly,” Rowe said.
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