It's the start of summer and the lifeguards are trying out for a job on the busiest beach in the world. Two and a half million people will visit Bondi over the next few months - up to 50,000 people on any one-day. The season gets off to a dramatic start as race riots on nearby Cronulla Beach threaten to spill over to Bondi. A shark scare only adds to the drama. For a while the beach is bizarrely quiet, then all hell breaks loose when nineteen year-old Natalie suddenly collapses in the water for no apparent reason. Her rescue and hospitalisation is a major incident on Bondi.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
It's Christmas Day and the swell sends shivers up the back of the Lifeguards as they set up the beach in the morning. They know that tourists, alcohol and surf are a dangerous mix. With at least 10,000 overseas travellers due on the beach the Lifeguards expect to be flat out rescuing revellers who will have been drinking since mid-morning. Irish tourist Michelle is more than a little embarrassed when chief lifeguard Hoppo rescues her from the water. Meanwhile a teenager has broken his arm in the nearby skate ramp. Getting him out proves a difficult problem.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
Few parties get bigger than the New Year�s Eve dance party at Bondi as over 5,000 revellers dance in the New Year until 6 am. The Lifeguards are flat out on New Years Day as they attend drug and alcohol affected partygoers on the beach. An ecstacy overdose and a surfer�s severely dislocated shoulder are among the most serious cases. To make matters worse Bondi experiences one of the hottest days on record as the thermometer hovers above 45 degrees and everyone wilts in the heat. A line of ambulances are called down to the beach. But the heat doesn�t stop the thieves?(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
Japanese language student Takahiro Ono is found lifeless in the water on a surprisingly calm day. With no breath and no pulse a frantic resuscitation effort begins as lifeguards come to his rescue. Finally a defibrillator shocks him back to life. Ten minutes after the incident Taka is fully conscious. But no one yet knows what caused the emergency in the first place. On Australia Day the crowds come to celebrate on the sand, but one group of revellers find themselves drifting towards New Zealand on blow-up animals. So many different languages abound on Bondi there are comic moments as the lifeguards and victims struggle to make themselves understood.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
The lifeguards have an opportunity to show what they're made of in the Lifeguard Challenge ? a mid-season competition to prove who's the fittest and fastest among the elite watermen. Tensions run deep between old-hand Corey and young Turk Reidy as they go head-to-head in the water. Surprisingly, for such a handsome group of men, many of the lifeguards are single. They all decide to head off to a speed dating session to try their luck - with hilarious results. Meanwhile doctors discover that Takahiro Ono suffered a heart attack in the water and didn't drown as some suspected. When lifeguards visit him in hospital he becomes very emotional.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
There's a big swell heading for Bondi and the fearsome rips will be working overtime. But what's dangerous for mere mortals is a playground for the elite watermen as they take to the water on their rescue boards at the start of the day. A morning of fun turns out to be the busiest day of summer with thirty-five rescues conducted in a frantic five-minute period. If the big swell isn't dangerous enough the wind has washed in thousands of bluebottles. The beaches are under attack as tourists scream in pain from the many stings. Then there are the perverts on the sand to contend with?(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
Bondi is a circus and some of the high-wire acts performed by the locals defy description. Two young boys are swept from treacherous "flat rock" leaving them with a bloody momento of scrapes and cuts on their backsides ? but while the fun's gone out of the circus at least they're still alive. Equally lucky is Erin, a female surfer who wipes-out on the sand and fears she's broken her back. On the beach itself lost children and lost wedding rings occupy the lifeguards attention on one of the world's busiest stretches of sand. Bondi life is indeed a circus.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
A shark found swimming in the kiddies pool is a dramatic start to the day as huge cyclonic swells from come marching in to Bondi from up north. While most people clear out of the water some of the lifeguards head in for a dramatic display of power surfing. Former world number six, Rod Kerr shows what he's made of as he carves up the massive waves. But lifeguards can't afford to get distracted for too long as a family gets swept out in a rip. It's all hands on deck as they go to the rescue. As the weather calms seagulls, mutton birds and dolphins abound as nature puts on a display at Bondi. With an office like this who would want to work anywhere else?
The boys in blue are back, although joined by some unlikely new faces. Despite being female in a male domain, former Iron Woman Brooke Cassell is a solid inclusion to the pre-season training squad. The same can�t be said of slightly built Penrith local Blake McKeown, whose board skills come under immediate scrutiny. As summer kicks off a shark visits swimmers between the flags, nude swimmers refuse to change their dress code, and in a near-death experience, soon-to-be-married Londoner Terry Smith, realises how quickly the sea can take the life of the unwary. (Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
Rookie Lifeguard Blake faces his first big physical test when he takes part in an underwater training race. The lifeguard team run a relay carrying weights five hundred metres underwater with Blake on one team and Brooke, the first fulltime female lifeguard, on the other. Being a former Iron Woman, Brooke seems much more at home in the water than the rookie from Penrith.A grand mother is frantic when her two grand daughters go missing in the water on a busy day at Bondi. And the fun and festivity of Christmas Day is put on hold as two drowning swimmers are plucked from a rip.The rite of passage continues for Reidy - having proved himself last year he faces the final hurdle that will lift him to top level lifeguard status...big surf. All eyes are on him as he paddles into some of the biggest waves of summer.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
Bondi�s first full time female lifeguard Brooke discovers what it means to work at the world�s busiest beach as she conducts a string of rescues and an emergency call has lifeguards rushing to the cliffs at North Bondi where a man lies unconscious on the rocks after a 40 metre fall.On New Years Day, lifeguards attend late party-goers who are dehydrated and hung-over. Whippet and Bobby try convincing Kerrbox to tackle his fear of heights with a ride on the dreaded slingshot.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
There�s madness and pandemonium at Bondi on a busy Sunday when a flash rip sweeps dozens of swimmers out of the flags and into deep water. Lifeguards are overwhelmed by the mass rescue, and one man is dragged unconscious from the water. With the treacherous conditions, Hoppo makes the call to pull the flags down and close the beach. Thousands of swimmers crowd the shoreline and in the simmering tension a fight breaks out. The crowd mobs lifeguards treating a spinal as rescues continue in the water.After "Mad Sunday" all eyes are focussed on Lifeguard "Deano" who is planning a top secret operation to propose to his girlfriend Lily. As veteran Corey says, "even on the quietest day�s there�s never a dull moment".(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
The 2.5 kilometre North Bondi Classic Ocean Swim attracts over a thousand swimmers to Bondi each year. But this year some uninvited entrants have joined the course, forcing lifeguards to evacuate all swimmers back to the beach - pronto.Blake, the trainee lifeguard from Penrith hits the water and pulls a man from the water for his first rescue.And a thief caught red handed by lifeguards as he pilfers beach goers belongings, is swiftly handed over to police. (Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
Corey Adams races out to rescue a group of school mates caught in a rip. But the odds are stacked against him - there�s just one lifeguard and six drowning men.Secret training and sideline bets are the order of the day as Bondi�s lifeguards compete in their own iron man competition.And, Kerrbox recruits a British backpacker to carry out an elaborate practical joke on his colleague and former "Home and Away" star Whippet.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permission granted)
A tragedy unfolds at Bondi when lifeguards are unable to locate a man last seen swimming at the southern end of the beach. Identified for a brief moment struggling to stay afloat, he disappears from view behind waves. Not having seen him go under and with no friends, family, or witnesses forthcoming, lifeguards can�t be sure anyone is actually missing - with 20,000 people still needing to be monitored, the search is called off after 45 minutes.Yet at the end of the day, when the sun sets and lifeguards pack up, a 16 year old boy approaches with information his father has been missing for 2 hours, immediately their worst fears are realised.For everyone who visits the beach, this special episode of Bondi Rescue highlights the need for all beach goers to be aware of the dangers posed by the ocean.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permision Granted)
Less than 48 hours after a tragic drowning at Bondi, a woman is pulled from the water... no breathing, no pulse. Lifeguards prepare the defibrillator to shock her back to life.In the lead-up to the regional lifeguard championships, the Bondi crew are taunted by rival teams. During the gruelling race a tactical error is overcome by a Herculean effort from one of Bondi�s legendary iron man champions.And, Kerrbox is selected to enter a radio station�s dating competition. It�s an embarrassing process, made worse by the taunting of his mates.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permision Granted)
Snoop Dogg and his posse drop into Bondi to shoot a music promo, complete with topless extras.A Brazilian surfer meets the pointy end of a surfboard, following a collision which leaves lifeguards dealing with the biggest cut of the season.And a wild storm clears the beach of swimmers, while delivering a cat via the storm water drain.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permision Granted)
In the final episode of Series two, the lifeguards of Bondi Rescue are kept on their toes despite summer coming to a close.Tom and Yatesy discover a red-bellied black snake that finds its way onto the sand at nearby Tamarama Beach.Whippet gets square with Kerrbox for an earlier practical joke, by tricking Box into playing a starring role in a fictitious Japanese Energy Drink Commercial. Under the guidance of Corey, Reidy finds redemption in the surf when he overcomes his big wave fear.Its been a big season, and lifeguards take time to reflect by surfing together after work.(Summary from Ten.com.au - Permision Granted)
The school holidays have started and lifeguards are inundated with over-excited kids. Some have joined the Bondi lifeguard team, including 16 year old Trent Maxwell.
It's New Years Eve and Bondi is in party mode. The lifeguards have the challenging task of patrolling a beach filled with last night's revellers.
Cyclonic waves pound the coast as super big swells hit Bondi. Avid surfers, keen to get some big wave action, muscle in on swimmers' territory, making the water a collision zone.
The new kids on the block are put through their paces down at Bondi: Trent 'Maxi' Maxwell, the youngest ever trainee lifeguard and Hawaiian Lifeguard Kyle Pao.
Between inspiring nippers, doing jetski drills, conducting drug searches and reuniting a little lost boy with his family, the Bondi Lifeguards have no room for error in their daily rounds.
Tourists and travellers flock to Bondi to spend Australia Day on the nation's most famous beach. Poor conditions create an exhausting day for the lifeguards.
Senior lifeguard Terry decides to test trainee Maxi's mettle. Blake performs a mock tube rescue with fellow lifeguard Beau acting as the drowning patient.
The lifeguards go into secret and not-so-secret training for their own iron man challenge. An early morning walker calls the police reporting a lifeless surfer at the southern point of Bondi.
On an overcast weekday, there are eight rips running at Bondi; a lot for lifeguards to monitor. Two girls bring a mysterious cylinder they find in the shallows up to the tower.
Lifeguards treat three suspected spinal injuries within an hour. Lifeguards train up for the intercouncil lifeguard challenge.
A man collapses at the tower base. Lifeguards are called to the north end of the beach where a man has dislocated his shoulder. An Irish couple approach lifeguards to report their friend missing.
Lifeguards discuss beach etiquette. Three men from Liverpool in Sydney's west are caught in a rip. Whippet rescues two surfers, one of whom lifeguards suspect has a broken rib.
An off duty lifeguard is training at Bondi when he spots a shark. A search is mounted but finds nothing. Days later, a man comes to the tower reporting a shark bite but lifeguards doubt his story.
As summer draws to a close, Matt Dee reflects he has not done one rescue this season. It's time to say goodbye to Hawaiian Kyle. After knock off time, the lifeguards throw a farewell BBQ.
Shark fever hits Bondi and the boys in blue are flat out with both false shark alarms and real injuries. With crowds too scared to enter the water, how will lifeguards treat the injured in the chaos?
In the midst of party crowds, drugs, alcohol, rescues and first-aids, a drunken pro skater cuts his hand open and a woman reports her 70 year old mentally-ill brother lost on the beach.
Paris Hilton leads 10,000 party goers at a beachside New Year's dance party. Reckless behaviour ensues as lifeguards look after masses of people no longer able to take responsibility for themselves.
Thieves are at large and anything unattended is always at risk. With conditions in the water mild, the lifesavers take the chance to scan the area and catch a perpetrator or two.
Becoming a lifeguard is a rite of passage for many a local Bondi kid. In recent years the Waverley Council Lifeguard service, which oversees Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama, has run a trainee program to develop young lifeguards.
Second year trainee Maxi is hoping this will be the year he earns his stripes as a fully fledged lifeguard.
A frantic day test the skills of new lifeguards. Tragedy in the water: Young Troy faces our lifeguards toughest challenge.
Beach goers plan their visits to Bondi around hot and sunny days, but often they get a lot more than they bargain for. A heat wave has hit Sydney and bathers are, in the words of lifeguards, "dropping like flies".
Bondi Rescue follows the work of lifeguards at one of the world's busiest beaches 'Bondi'.
At 17, trainee lifeguard Trent Maxwell is the youngest on the team. At 59, Harry Nightingale is Bondi's oldest lifeguard. While more than three times Maxi's age, Harry is expected to participate in the lifeguard iron man race.
The chilling events that lead to the evening that changed Bondi forever. Was it the weather? Was it the fish? Or was just plain bad luck?
The clash of the local surf tribes in the Buckler to Bra surf contest and the surrounding mayhem make for an interesting day at the beach.
Summer is coming to an end. The light is changing and the days are becoming shorter. But while the massive crowds may have backed off a little, the blue bottles haven’t.
As summer starts to heat up most Australians are winding down at work and getting ready to break for the year. For lifeguards it’s the busiest time of the year, as they gear up for holiday crowds, heat waves, and drunken revellers. The Bondi summer hits overdrive when hordes of reckless teenagers pour onto the beach and into the surf. With so many kids and so few lifeguards it isn’t long before tragedy strikes. 18 year old Stephanie was swimming with friends when she hit her head on a sandbank. She is pulled from the water unconscious, and not breathing. Immediately lifeguards begin resuscitating her. The dangers of the surf are also experienced by a beginner surfer from England who is washed up the rocks, breaking his ankle in two places. With lifeguards already overstretched, two men make matters worse by pretending to drowning in front of Deano while he is doing a rescue. Police are called to escort them off the beach. The silly season brings all and sundry to Bondi. When a man in a three-piece wedding suit (complete with tails), is found roaming the sand drinking, smoking, and harassing beachgoers he too finds himself red carded from Bondi until he is sobered up. If the early stages of summer are anything to go by, lifeguards Whippet, Deano, Hoppo and Box are all in for a busy season. But the boys in blue wouldn’t want it any other way. Bondi is back in all it’s glory, madness, and brilliance!
It's Christmas day on Bondi and road weary travellers, local families, and Christmas orphans come to see Santa make an appearance. Young trainee Maxy also lends a hand by cooking a turkey for his fellow lifeguards. But despite the youngster's best efforts, Box is intent on pranking him with a crafty trick. In the water, a Chinese student is dragged in barely conscious, having been found floating on the bottom. No one knows how long he was underwater, and lifeguards work desperately while the man's girlfriend watches on. This year's Christmas presents are getting a workout in the skate park, but the fun hits a snag when 17-year-old Jack dislocates his shoulder. A dance party in Bondi Pavilion proves popular in the afternoon, but some revellers consume a little too much Christmas spirit. 26-year-old Roy is found in a highly intoxicated state by lifeguards, who must defer to police when Roy is unresponsive to their attention. Just when lifeguards are ready to pack up and go home to their own families, a group of drunken backpackers are spotted in a rip. Head lifeguard Hoppo heads in to stormy seas to recover a drunken Italian barely staying afloat. Celebration, surf, and saving lives it's a very Bondi Christmas.
18 year-old trainee Max is now in his third year, of what was expected to be, a 1-2 year traineeship. Last year he was passed over for a fully fledged position when fellow trainee got the jump on him after one year in the same junior role. Now a new trainee is on the block, and Max now faces a do-or-die season. His rival Jake Nolan, is also one of his best mates - the two of them surf and train together, as well as hang-out after hours. When Head lifeguard Hoppo gives them the hard and fast facts that there can only be one man left standing at the end of he year, the relationship quickly changes, and the race begins! Maxy's opening gambit is the rescue of an uncle and daughter from Mauritius. Jake replies with a rescue in the southern corner of the beach. Meanwhile the rest of the team stay busy dealing with a 3 pronged onslaught; a British tourist with a dislocated shoulder, a Sydney events organiser with a suspected spinal injury, and a flurry of people stung by blue bottles. Then in true Bondi style - lifeguards spot Hugh Grant walking past the lifeguard tower. Maxy and Jake have little time to take notice, as they demonstrate their skills to senior lifeguards. Their commitment is commendable, but they should keep in mind it's a long season ahead on Bondi Beach.
Once every 4-6 years, a swell hits the Sydney coastline that is so incredibly huge it becomes a part of local folk-lore. On Wednesday the 20th of January, an intense low pressure system between New Zealand and Tasmania dispatched giant waves to Bondi and surrounding beaches. Lifeguards immediately went into action corralling swimmers into the safest areas of the beach, but the intensity of the waves – which reached up to 15 feet in height – eventually forced them to close the beach for the first time in 12 years. As temperatures reached 33 degrees, swimmers refused to obey lifeguards and swam at their own peril. Many had to be rescued by lifeguards who paddled out on boards. One man, Mohommed, was found lost in the impact zone as huge waves broke on top of him. He profusely thanked lifeguards for saving his life as he was dragged up the beach and put on oxygen. Others were lost under tons of water needing several attempts by lifeguards to get to them into shore. Nearby, lifeguard Azza Graham was taking the opportunity to ride the massive waves on his surfboard. In a first class display he showed that big waves aren’t all doom and gloom for lifeguards. Never before has an episode of Bondi Rescue been able to capture the raw force of the ocean quite like this. And in doing so it has revealed the truly incredible skill and bravery of lifeguards, working in the service of others.
Bondi is a party town, and her night of nights is New Year's Eve. 15,000 revellers descend on the beach front for the Shore Thing Concert. At 5am the following morning lifeguards arrive to deal with the drunk, drug-affected, and disoriented, intent on going for a swim. There are 2 thousand people on the beach and not a towel in sight. The lack of swimming attire is of little concern to many who strip naked and welcome in the new year with a bit of skinny dipping. Mid-morning an emergency call comes in that a boat is taking water at the base of cliffs north of Bondi. Rushing there on the jetski Mouse and Ben arrive to find 23 year old Anthony in a hand built boat he bought on Ebay for two dollars and fifty-five cents. New Year's Eve was his maiden voyage - watching fire works in the harbour, but things went wrong when he decided to head for open water. Partygoers continue to swim as Deano does his best to persuade them to stay on dry land. Next a call comes in alerting lifeguards to a boy with a broken leg in the skate bowl. The steep sides of the bowl are more than ambulance officers are prepared to deal with, so lifeguards are left to move the clearly distressed 15 year old patient up to flat ground. As the end of the day comes to a close, a rescue of a different kind gets underway. A car is bogged behind the surf club, so Harries enlists the lifeguard buggies to pull it out of the mud, with the support of an unlikely team of helpers. Bondi ushers in the new year with the weird and wonderful, plus a few traps for unsuspecting visitors.
There are as many reasons for going to the beach as their are beachgoers. At Bondi some chase big waves, while other just want to relax, find romance, or get a tan. The reality is not every Bondi wish comes true. Many beachgoers bite off more than they can chew, ending up sunburned, dumped by waves, and/or caught in rips. One 16 year old is about to discover whether or not she has bitten off more than she can chew when she arrives at Bondi for a two week lifeguard exchange program. Temika Wright is an eager young trainee from Coffs Harbour hoping to learn how it's done on the world's busiest beach. Her first day is typical of a Saturday at Bondi when the tower is overrun by blue bottle victims. All are Chinese, most under 14, and only one of them can speak English. Temika's baptism of continues when a girl is found in a highly distressed state, having hit her head diving under a wave. The girl, visiting the beach with friends from the Blue Mountains, is only one year older than Temika. In a lot of pain, fearing she may have damaged her spine, the girl receives comforting assistance from the Coffs Harbour rookie. Another accident in the surf involves a man with a major cut to his head from a surfboard. When lifeguard Brad moves his hand to inspect the cut, blood rapidly spurts out. Temika is taking on everything from first aids to dealing with ambulances, so the lifeguards up the ante by putting her through resuscitation drills and rescue techniques. Slight of frame but big of heart, she does her best to hold her own with the much larger boys, including Bondi trainee Maxy. Much more confident and experienced, Maxy offers to show Temika the ropes. But Maxy is soon to find the shoe on the other foot. Next week he'll be dispatched to Temika's home town to see how lifeguarding is done on the North Coast.
Australia Day brings all shapes, sizes, colours and creeds to Bondi’s shores. But while it’s a party for most, celebrations turn sour for others. Alcohol fuelled fights break out and large numbers of police arrive to quell the agro and eject trouble makers. Kids use the hot weather and public holiday to full advantage, taking their chances in the pumping surf. The rocks are both dangerous and alluring, until one boy is picked up on the jetski with a major head cut and badly broken nose. And, it’s not only the teenagers coming unstuck - 76 year old Bob was on his way to a date in town when he tripped and fell, badly grazing his face. His rendezvous will have to be postponed until after a visit to the casualty ward. At the end of the long day lifeguards pack-up satisfied in the knowledge all swimmers have been accounted for, but an emergency call comes in right at 7pm that 2 girls are being swept out behind the reef at South Bondi. Bacon races to their aid, but is unable to complete the rescue before being swept over the sharp reef. Losing his board he holds on to the girls hoping for back-up to arrive in time.
Just 16 years of age, Coffs Harbour trainee-lifeguard Temika Wright continues her exchange program at Bondi. Deano sees an opportunity to test the youngster’s skills when he sends her out for a boy and girl caught in a rip at North Bondi. Quick to get there on the rescue board, the trainee is unsure of what to do next, and makes a decision that could have tragic consequences. Lifeguards know they must take Temika into the fold and decide to include her in routine fitness training. But she’s unsure of what to do when invited to compete in the annual Lifeguard Iron Man Race. It’s the pinnacle event for an all-male squad. The temporary rookie isn’t relishing the opportunity to compete, especially when the surf is forecast to reach over 3 metres. The race starts with a run between Bondi and Tamarama beaches, then a swim around a very dangerous cliff face to Bronte Beach, followed by a board paddle back to Bondi. All is going to plan in the handicap event until the relentless surf at Bronte brings the board paddle to a virtual standstill. Whoever breaks through will likely win, but for now most lifeguards are just struggling to survive. The threat of injury is constant, but becomes a dramatic reality when lifeguard Ben Sutherland crawls ashore barely conscious. Struck in the head by a competitors board he is unable to see in one eye and fears his jaw is broken. An ambulance is called and lifeguards attend to with one of their own for the first time. It’s the most difficult and intense Iron man race in lifeguard memory
At the beach, stripped down to our cossies, no one can tell a brickie from a banker or a musician from an accountant. But anonymity doesn’t work for everyone at Bondi. Hollywood Heart throb Zac Efron arrives to a frenzy of teenage girls intent on watching him go surfing. The crowd end any possibility of a relaxing surf, and Whippet gets Efron into the getaway car/lifeguard rhino as hundreds of screaming fans surround them. Of course, you don’t have to be a star to grace Bondi’s stage. With the temperature heating up, lifeguards find themselves dealing with a diverse range of characters, including some hot headed trouble makers. The CCTV camera reveals a man being attacked by a mob, and lifeguards call police. Last year at Bondi surfer Glenn Orgias lost his arm in a shark attack. He returns to Bondi to tell lifeguard of his experience. His attack, the first in 80 years highlights the real threat of sharks, so when a 2 metre shark is identified amongst swimmers at neighbouring Tamarama Beach lifeguards respond quickly on the jetski. Then at Bondi they spot a large dark shape swimming quickly through the crowded waves.
It’s the hottest day of the year, and it seems everyone has headed to the beach. It isn’t long before the heat casualties start rolling in and lifeguards are inundated with patients. In the mix, an Italian backpacker dislocates his elbow. Yatesy speaks Spanish, a language that shares many words with Italian. Despite Yatesy’s valiant efforts, Alex proves a prickly customer. Lifeguards are called to a teenage boy in the change rooms, who has collapsed from a drug overdose. Just 14 he has taken speed and marijuana. Lifeguards deal with all manner of first aids, but a toe injury sustained by a Scottish backpacker playing soccer, has the boys rattled. Crushed, the bone of his toe has been forced back through the side of his foot. As the air temps tips 40 degrees Celsius, the water is the most popular place to be. But nite everyone us swimming between the flags. Reidy rescues a Korean man screaming for help from the back of a rip. Onshore he declares Reidy his saviour as being like “Jesus”. Reidy can only laugh, but feels weird when the Korean student gives him a very wet man-hug. The most uncomfortable moment of the day comes when a leech is found, bloody on the floor of the tower. It’s fallen off a lifeguard, but no-one knows who. A quick strip reveals just who the victim is.
The world’s best surfers, including 9 time world champion Kelly Slater and current world champion Mick Fanning, descend on Bondi for the Boost Mobile Surf Sho. The aerial surfing contest is the first professional event staged at Bondi in 20 years. Lifeguard, and former world number 6 pro-surfer Rod Kerr, is ecstatic about reliving former glory when he surfs with old sparring partner Slater in the celebrity event. But foul play is afoot and Kerrbox finds his comeback sabotaged. Lifeguards on Jet-skis are kept busy doing water safety for the event, as well as managing the massive crowds. On top of rescues, they’re soon dealing with a seizure, a dislocated knee, and a woman slashing herself with a blade. All lifeguard hands are on deck to make sure everyone goes home safely, and in Kerrbox’s case, still smiling.
Occasionally Bondi reveals all it’s vibrant and varied colours at once. Two teenagers wake up at the beach to find their money and phones missing, leaving Deano to nut out a plan to get them home. The Bowlarama skate competition comes to Bondi, and lifeguards are called to attend veteran skater Sergie Ventura, who is knocked unconscious and bleeding at the base of the bowl. Soon after word come into the tower a man is naked on the beach and pushing children over. Sometimes lifeguards do much more than rescues. At Bondi, it’s virtually expected to be that way!
Early morning, and a man reports to lifeguards that his friend has not been seen since going for a midnight-swim. Fearing the worst, a major search is launched for the missing man. The end of season offers no reprieve, as lifeguards rush to a novice surfer who has severely dislocated his ankle in the shore break. Bondi's next victim is a man rescued from a flash rip. Brought to the beach, Chinese student Leo appears out of danger, but then takes a serious turn for the worse. Rival trainees Maxi and Jake reach crunch time as Hoppo reveals their future. And after a long hot summer, lifeguards reflect on the season that was, working at Australia's busiest beach.
It’s a bad day for kids at Bondi, with one young boy losing his belongings and another swept out to sea. Meanwhile, Hoppo sends some of the team to train at the international capital of waves, Hawaii.
In between rescues and shark spottings, Head Lifeguard Hoppo must decide if trainee Max has earned the right to become a fully-fledged lifeguard.
The world's most famous lifeguard, David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff comes to Bondi, redirecting swimmers into the flags, driving the jetski and even performing a simulated rescue.
Young student Dan watches in horror as the lifeguards pull his unconscious friend Ryan from the surf and begin chest compressions. With Ryan clinically dead for five minutes, it’s not looking good.
Bluebottles swarm into Bondi with heavy consequences for swimmers, but a much more serious emergency unfolds on the beach when a man is brought to shore unable to feel anything from the neck down.
There's a big swell heading for Bondi and the fearsome rips are taking swimmers out to sea. As if the big swell isn't dangerous enough, the wind has also washed in thousands of stinging bluebottles.
Christmas comes to Bondi, gifting the lifeguards their busiest day of the year thanks to a large group of backpackers with poor swimming skills and lots of alcohol-induced holiday spirit.
On New Year's day, the lifeguards attend to the human debris hanging over from the night before. Amidst the drunk and drug affected is an opportunistic thief with some tall tales to tell.
Lifeguards get a brutal reminder of the ocean's power when one of their own breaks his neck in a tragic surfing accident south of Sydney and must be airlifted to hospital.
Lifeguards are called when 14 year-old American up-and-coming skateboarding star Steve Pineiro badly breaks his arm at the World Cup Skating event, Bowlarama at Bondi.
From a man under the influence of amphetamine GHB to extremely venomous sea snakes swimming amongst beach-goers, the lifeguards can never be sure who or what will show up on Bondi.
A foggy Australia day has reduced visibility to mere metres, forcing lifeguards to close Bondi Beach. Alcohol is a problem and a man is presented to lifeguards with a huge gash to his arm.
Sydney is in the midst of a heat wave, leaving lifeguards praying for the southerly, as heat, bad swimmers and huge crowds exact a heavy toll.
An aerial-surfing contest comes to Bondi, attracting an extra 20,000 people to the beach. A beginner surfer inflicts a major laceration to her leg which lifeguards say is the worst they've ever seen.
On the first sunny day, the Jet Ski is overrun by drowning tourists. One man falls off the rescue mat unnoticed and appears certain to drown.
Snoop Dogg hits the stage for New Year's celebrations on Bondi. Lifeguards arrive at 5 am and are soon rescuing partygoers from rips, including one girl who loses consciousness and needs oxygen.
The surf club rescue boat has a spectacular 'upside-down? collision with a reef. And even morphine can't stop an 11 year old boy's painful howls, when he suffers a mystery stomach illness.
A man with a deep stab wound to his leg is unable to tell Terry and Deano just how it happened; and, following a collision, a body surfer is brought to shore with no feeling in his arms or legs. Cons: Some Coarse Language, Medical Procedures
Lifeguards must rescue a surfer being smashed against cliffs in huge seas. The Jet Ski can?t get close enough, and a rescue board would be deadly. Can Bacon and Whippet save the surfer?
Over the past six years lifeguards on Bondi have caught thieves, treated heart attacks, made drug busts, broken up fights, and even handled a navy bomb that washed ashore.
Today is the lifeguard challenge, and while Max and Jesse should be putting out marker buoys for the race course, things only go from bad to worse when Jesse gets a buoy rope caught in the jetski.
Reidy was an overweight kid who didn't grow up surfing. Today he's overcome harsh criticism to become a lifeguard; meanwhile, up at the tower a BMX rider has a fractured cheek and broken nose.
Rips are the hidden danger most beachgoers can't identify. Lifeguards mark them out with dangerous current signs, but often they're ignored. So Terry conducts an experiment with stickers.
Lifeguard 'Harries' plans to propose to girlfriend Emily high above Bondi in a chopper, and needs the team to make a huge 'Marry Me' sign in the sand.
A surfing collision results in a deep water spinal rescue, and surf rage breaking out on the shore. Lifeguards must work out who's at fault. Later, a man is rescued with no pants.
An 18-year-old man breaks his leg and Maxi uses a mobile phone tracking device to locate a thief.
Trainee lifeguard and Bra Boy member Jesse Pollock fractures his spine when he is dumped by a huge wave; meanwhile Jake rescues a beginner surfer being smashed against cliffs.
The lifeguards are devastated when one of their own is severely injured in a surfing accident. While Kobi recovers, the rest of the boys continue their training for the annual Iron Man Challenge.
Santa comes to Bondi and he's brought the South Pole with him. It is the wettest Christmas day in seventy two years. Meanwhile, a seizure on the sand turns pear-shaped.
It's New Year's Day and in the afternoon the crowd peaks at over 40,000 people keen to wash away the hangover, but then every swimmer's greatest fear - a shark is spotted.
It's the hottest day ever on Bondi as the temperature soars to 45.8 degrees. Tempers flare in the heat and a fight erupts.
Harry loses his cool with three swimmers that he's forced to rescue just seconds after warning them not to swim in a dangerous area. However, calling them "imbeciles" and "idiots" puts him in hot water.
Since filming of the series began 8 years ago, audiences have witnessed Bondi's Lifeguards deal with an incredible range of experiences. The first of two special Best Of programs showcases the most enthralling and much-loved stories.
Part two of our Best Of compilation revisits some of the most enthralling and much-loved stories from the past eight years.
A drunk woman goes missing in the water so the boys bring the chopper to help find her. Terry has the most critical rescue of the season, which brings back some emotional memories.
Jessie meets his match when he tries to rescue a vicious rat from the skate bowl, and the lifeguards play detective after a punch-up in the surf.
Huge waves come to Bondi and Bisho is forced to perform a cliff-face rescue using just flippers and a rescue tube. New trainee lands himself in the boss’s office for rookie errors.
Hoppo, Deano, Maxi, Jesse and Kerrbox travel to South Australia to cage dive with sharks. Meanwhile, in Bronte the lifeguards must recover the body of a young man found dead in the surf.
Chappo is conflicted when he catches a young bag snatcher; Whippet and Reidy treat a woman found face down and unconscious in the water; a skateboarder dislocates his ankle in the skate bowl.
Chappo and H-man cautiously prepare a 19 year old German tourist for hospital after he's broken his back. Meanwhile, trainees, Taco and Jesse, have a difficult day in class struggling with the books.
Chappo and H-man cautiously prepare a 19 year old German tourist for hospital after he's broken his back. Meanwhile, trainees, Taco and Jesse, have a difficult day in class struggling with the books.
In the season finale, a drunk woman has to be removed from the beach by police after harassing beachgoers; Harries has the trickiest task when a woman wanders the beach naked.
Tonight, we get an inside look at the quest to find a young man that went missing off Bondi Beach in November, marking the first Bondi drowning in nearly a decade.
Witness the biggest mass rescue in years as the lifeguards are stretched to their limits. Overwhelmed, Hoppo makes the momentous decision to sound the shark alarm to clear the water and close the beach.
For the first time ever, the lifeguards treat a teenager suffering anaphylactic shock. Meanwhile, an injury in the skate bowl sees Jesse invent a new rescue technique - the human ladder.
A man dislocates his shoulder in the water and attempts to pop it back in himself. Meanwhile, a local beachgoer commandeers lifeguard equipment as he races to save a man in serious trouble.
Hundreds of Dutch tourists hit Bondi for a New Year's swim and to the amazement of the lifeguards, they run straight in to backpackers rip. It is going to be a busy day for our boys.
After more than a few ups and downs, Taco's traineeship is coming to an end and he goes all out on his last shift to impress big boss Hoppo. But his plans turn upside down when he flips the jet ski.
A little girl goes missing at the north end of Bondi; a young boy's birthday is anything but a celebration when he suffers a spinal injury; Whippet, Harries and Deano bring their new bubs to the beach.
Lifeguards investigate an incident where someone falls off the cliff but the question is: why did he fall?
Gonzo and Whippet spot a man doubled over in the sand and the team races to his aid.
Lifeguards are forced to sound the alarm when beachgoers report shark sightings, but the worst is yet to come.
Bondi's young guns race to two mass rescues, but the odds are stacked against them as the swimmers in trouble outnumber the boys in blue.
Lifeguards focus their security camera on a man assaulting women in the surf. Police are called to the scene but can they get there before the perpetrator gets away?
Nicola faces another challenge in the form of a sinking boat off Bondi. Meanwhile, the lifeguards play a prank on Harrison when they recruit international football superstar Alessandro Del Piero.
Bondi starts a new season with two newbies, Anthony Glick and Italian Mario Marfella, and a long-lost vet, Ryan Yerbury. It's a busy day, ideal to test the trainees who prove zeal and efficiency, while Ryan rather lays back to let them. Maxi and Ryan have a communication mix-up, leading to rescued ingrates complaining. A bull shark is sighted, so the beach must be cleared urgently while it's spotted by jet-ski and lured away by chasing the school of fish it was hunting.
When Matt Dee is on the beach, the good, the bad, the ugly and the downright weird take place. Plus, a woman is found lifeless between the flags, not breathing and without a pulse.
First-year trainee Jethro James is a 19-year-old surfer from nearby Clovelly. The deep-thinker has a cheeky side but don't be fooled: he is serious about his lifeguarding career.
Tonight, Chappo rushes in for a life and death rescue in the monster swells but things don't go as planned.
It's Christmas time tonight on Bondi Rescue but the festive spirit turns deadly with a nasty combination of alcohol and surf.
A man is dragged unconscious from the water and without a pulse. Reidy and Beardy attach the defibrillator and oxygen mask and begin resuscitation. Can the boys bring him back?
At the south end of the beach, a man screams in pain when he dislocates his hip. The lifeguards are taken by surprise when the man's friend then has a seizure just metres away, but not everything is as it seems.
A dramatic fight breaks out when a man confronts a photographer taking pictures of his topless girlfriend. Meanwhile, Deano performs a mass rescue for a group not taking their situation seriously.
The boys and girl in blue are convinced they have seen it all. But when a man waddles to the tower tonight with a horrendous dog bite on his manhood, the Bondi lifeguards cannot believe their eyes.
A cyclonic swell hits Bondi Beach with 12 foot waves sucking beachgoers out to sea. It is Harries' most challenging rescue of the season as he and his patient are slammed repeatedly into the rocks.
An inexperienced surfer is sucked into a vortex. Yatesy paddles into 10 foot swell for a rescue that doesn't go to plan, finding himself washed up on the rocks with his patient nowhere to be seen.
Double Episode 12+13: Tonight's season finale is a double episode jam-packed with adrenaline, laughs and tears as the season ends on a personal note for the lifeguards.
In the 11th season of the hit reality series, the boys and girl in blue, encounter bag thieves, street hoodlums, drug abuse and alcohol. They deal with sharks, resuscitations, cuts, broken bones, and thousands of rescues. For a few lifeguards, this is a first-time experience.
A tornado hits Bondi, but that doesn't stop a group of tourists hitting the beach and getting in serious danger. Plus, Glick offers some sage advise to Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull.
During the festive season, Bondi swells with international visitors. Swapping snowflakes for sunscreen, many of them are unaware that lifeguards do not patrol the beach after 7pm.
The sun is out, the waves are high and the crowds have descended on the world's most famous beach. A local Bondi surf photographer helps lifeguards save a Nepalese tourist, but the battle to keep him alive continues on the sand. During a search for a missing man, lifeguards spot a swimmer being held underwater by another man, who has panicked and is fighting for his life. It is operation jewellery rescue as the lifeguards search for a missing wedding ring.
Bondi's chiselled lifeguards get a run for their money when all-male-revue, Manpower Australia, make a surprise visit. A colourful Bondi local is found face down, unresponsive in the sand. Singlets races to a rescue in the buggy, but flocks of seagulls block the way, and he gets a surprise passenger.
With its sparkling charm & picture-perfect scenery, hundreds of tourists flock to Bondi every single day. However the Lifeguards are on edge due to extreme weather condidtions and large crowds.
It's Christmas Day on Bondi Beach & the lifeguards patience is being tested by beachgoers. Later on, will Trainee Tommy be able to wrangle a highly venomous sea snake before it does any damage?
The tempers of the Bondi lifeguards are put to the test as they face the deadliest summer yet as they encounter heat waves, bag thieves, street hoodlums, sharks, cuts, broken bones and countless rescues.
The temperature is rising and there are tens of thousands of people on the beach when the lifeguards are called out to a large rescue. Later, can Harries play cupid and find a partner for Singlets?
With its sparkling charm and picture-perfect scenery, hundreds of tourists flock to Bondi every single day. However, the lifeguards are on edge due to extreme weather conditions and large crowds.
With its sparkling charm and picture perfect scenery, hundreds of tourists flock to Bondi every single day. However, how will the beach-goers react when the lifeguards sound the shark alarm?
Lifeguards are confronted by an inconsolable mother suffering heatstroke who has lost her three-year-old autistic child. Later, Tommy and Harrison treat hundreds of people suffering bluebottle stings.
Harries and Jake head to North Bondi where they find a man dazed and confused after suffering a brutal attack. And, who will come out on top in one of the hardest lifeguard challenges of all time?
Ryan, Jethro and Harries are on duty when some early morning beach walkers run up to the tower to say they think they have seen a body near North Bondi.
When the biggest swell of the year rolls in, big wave surfer Jesse decides to test new recruits Tommy & Jules. Training is one thing but how will Tommy manage to rescue two intoxicated patients?
Trainee Tommy learns a valuable lesson when he completes one of the funniest rescues of the season. Meanwhile, Troy races to rescue a young girl drowning directly in front of the tower.
There has never been a rescue at Bondi Beach like this in 70 years as tragedy strikes when two unconscious patients are discovered in the water. The lifeguards will need to act quick to save lives.
The lifeguards are still coming to terms with the worst tragedy on Bondi Beach in decades when Singlets attempts his first rescue since the incident. Plus, why is Hoppo telling kids to swim in a rip?
Jessie rescues an American tourist from relatively calm waters, which results in a CPR effort from not just the lifeguards, but also paramedics and the Jewish Medical Response team.
The lifeguards take the beach buggy into the streets as they chase down an aggressive beachgoer wielding a knife.
When monster waves lash Bondi, new team members Boo and trainee Lachie must tackle the dangerous conditions to complete a mass rescue.
The summer holidays bring locals and holidaymakers down to Bondi in their thousands, including a whole family of inexperienced swimmers who find themselves in trouble.
Trainee Lachie will also find out if he has made a big enough impression on Hoppo and the team to earn him a permanent spot on the Bondi lifeguard squad.
Jethro is faced with the most challenging rescue of his career and the lifeguards suddenly become the ones in danger when the 4WD buggy is swamped by waves.
In the throes of massive swell and unpredictable weather, the Bondi lifeguards push each other to their limits in the annual lifeguard challenge.
The tower is on high alert when a swimmer's quick dip results in a possible spinal injury and the lifeguards farewell a much-loved member of the squad.
A miscommunication during a serious rescue could cost two people their lives. Mouse and Jess must overcome their anxiety and administer adrenaline to a young woman suffering from an allergic reaction.
Harrison's life is put on the line when he attempts to save a brother and sister who, in their panic, start to drown the lifeguard that is there to rescue them.
In this series return, new recruit Josh experiences a day he will never forget. It's been a long hot summer with the lifeguards protecting beachgoers at the unpredictable Bondi Beach.
Tragedy comes to Bondi when a Chinese backpacker is left in a coma after a late evening swim. Lifeguards are rattled by the after-hours tragedy. Despite warnings they are powerless to stop people swimming in the sweltering heat on the unpatrolled beach.
A severe heatwave comes to a sudden end as the biggest hail storm in twenty years lashes Bondi. It presents its' own dangers to beachgoers. Meanwhile the Lifeguards are given a very special Christmas gift by a local legend.
New lifeguard Will attends a medical emergency after a teenager is found unconscious at the base of a wall. Has he fallen, suffered a drug overdose - or both?
Bondi is invaded by an armada of bluebottles. Their painful stings cause havoc among swimmers. As lifeguards treat a young boy screaming in pain they learn he's just arrived from the UK on his first visit to Bondi.
Californian body builder, Ike Catcher, comes to Bondi to challenge Harries for the "King-of-Bondi" title. Standing 6'9, the man mountain, is a formidable challenge - but Harries has a secret plan for victory.
American Superstar Comedian, Conan O'Brien, tries his hand at lifeguarding - with hilarious results. And on the promenade Singlets treats a rollerblader with a severely dislocated knee.
A man is reported to have fallen from cliffs, but when Jesse arrives the situation takes an unexpected turn. Later the police chopper arrives and the story takes another, far more tragic turn.
When a backpacker has a violent seizure for over 15 minutes, team leader Beardy fears long-term consequences. And a miscommunication during a serious rescue could cost two people their lives.
It's been a long hot summer and as Bondi swells with beach lovers, the lifeguards feel the pressure. This year's unpredictable events are really going to test the boys and girls in blue.
Australia's east coast has been devastated by drought and fires. While the fires continue to blaze, the smoke impacts the lifeguards' visibility, quality of air, and their ability to protect beachgoers.
As Australia’s bushfires decimate thousands of houses, and millions of animals Maxi fights on two fronts - splitting time between lifeguarding and firefighting. On the shoreline an Iranian tourist is pulled in unresponsive. Her sister translates as lifeguards try to determine if they're treating a spinal, a drowning or a head injury. Harries faces his own language barrier during a rescue when he can’t understand an Irish tourist’s thick brogue.
Christmas and New Year's means lifeguards are overwhelmed with crowds and the dangerous combination of partying and swimming. There's drunk bathers, teen overdoses, and hundreds of rescues.
Christmas and New Year's means lifeguards are overwhelmed with crowds and the dangerous combination of partying and swimming. There's drunk bathers, teen overdoses and hundreds of reveller rescues.
When a car free falls off a ledge, tumbling upside down onto one of the Australia's busiest walking tracks, the Lifeguards venture off the sand to help keep beach goers safe.
Tragedy strikes when a husband and wife are washed off rocks by a massive wave. The Lifeguards search desperately for the couple, hoping that the rescue mission doesn't become a body retrieval.
No two days are the same at Bondi Beach, and for good reason! The lifeguards are on high alert when a group of monks go missing on the iconic shores.
Two brothers share an extraordinary tale of how they used resuscitation techniques learned by watching Bondi Rescue on someone who was struck by lightning.
The Lifeguards investigate a UFO on Bondi's iconic shores - that is, an unidentified-floating-object of course. Will it be a whale, boat, or something out of this world?
As thousands flock Bondi at the height of Coronavirus and social distancing, the State Police Minister arrives to bar people from the beach – the first time it's been done since World War 2.
Where is the safest place to be when you're at the beach during a lightning storm?
One Bondi lifeguard does a rescue 500 meters out from the shore line! Is this the longest board rescue ever?
When the big surf comes to Bondi, lifeguards are on high alert to help surfers separated from their boards in pounding seas. Later, Harrison performs his most challenging rescue yet on Australia Day.
On the hottest day of summer, Hoppo rescues an international student drowning in waist deep water metres from shore, while Evo finds a semi-conscious woman being carried out of the surf.
A rough tackle brings a game of beach gridiron to a shuddering halt. Is it the intense pain or five hours of drinking that leads to the patient leaving a mess on the promenade?
Australia's IronMen and Women help the lifeguards compete in the fiercest lifeguard race yet. Plus new recruit Tyson is put to the test and police are called when a man threatens a surfer.
After two years of closed borders, Bondi is back to it’s busy best and the lifeguards have their work cut out for them as international and interstate visitors return to the world’s most famous beach.
Harries is reminded of his mother when he meets a group of children from war-torn Ukraine. Jack and Azza race to the aid of a young surfer on the beach who insists he hasn't even been in the water.
As the day closes, a swimmer struggles in the water. Without a rescue board, Chappo sprints down the beach and dives into the water. Bagus bares it all in a nude photo shoot with thousands of people.
New Year’s Day arrives and Harrison is on alert as thousands descend on Bondi Beach for the 1st sunrise of the year. In the biggest challenge of his career, Harries is alerted to a baby not breathing.
Glick's jetski does something unusual. Chase and Will race to the north of Bondi after reports a man has fallen off the cliff. Whippet is brought to tears upon seeing how money he raised changed lives
The international borders are open and tourists flock to Bondi. Hoppo demonstrates his Float To Survive technique. Chase checks out Bondi's grey nurse shark colony. Will races in to rescue a swimmer.
Chappo gets help from an unlikely source as he goes to rescue a father and daughter. A girl is rushed to the tower suffering an anaphylactic shock and Jackson must do something he's never done before.
Lifeguards honour their former colleague Terry with a traditional paddle out. They soon become concerned for the wellbieng of a missing man, before competing in their annual run, swim and paddle race.
In a frenzied mass rescue, lifeguards search for a student who didn't make it back to the beach. Bagus and Hoppo witness an assault on a woman. Harrison makes a young fan cry - for the right reasons.
Kite surfers make the most of the wild conditions when the biggest storm of the season hits Bondi. Chappo and Jack race to help a man with agonising chest pains, and Harries confronts a body surfer.
Chappo must decide which of three struggling swimmers to rescue first. Lifeguards use spotlights when Bondi hosts 15,000 World Pride Beach Party revellers. Hoppo celebrates his 30th year on the beach.
In the first instalment of a two-part season finale special, we take a swim down memory beach as we revisit the very best moments from seasons past.
The lifeguards have had some incredible experiences and in this second episode of a two-part season finale special, we take a swim down memory beach as we revisit the very best moments from the past.
It's the ultimate road trip as 3 stars from Bondi Rescue leave the comforts of coastal city life and head West on an epic 8 day adventure. Andrew Reid, Adriel Young and Corey Oliver dive into the heart of the Australian Outback for the Adventure of a lifetime.
