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flag On Christmas Day, Australian lawyer Ben Jebb helped rescue 23-year-old Mackenzie Symons after he collapsed in the surf at Shoal Bay.

flag On Christmas Day, Brisbane lawyer Ben Jebb helped save 23-year-old Mackenzie Symons after he collapsed in the water at Shoal Bay, New South Wales. flag With no formal training beyond a 17-year-old CPR course, Jebb joined Symons’ friends, Billy and Joe Labroad, in pulling him from the surf and administering chest compressions. flag Symons, who had swallowed about seven liters of water, began breathing again after several minutes and was later intubated by paramedics. flag He recovered enough to return home, and his father expressed profound gratitude. flag Jebb, who had not heard updates until reading a news article identifying him, praised the Labroad brothers as heroes and expressed relief at Symons’ recovery.

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