A PADDLEBOARDER has been hailed a hero after she helped rescue two young girls who were quickly swept out to sea. The drama at Poole’s Rockley beach happened on the same evening as a swimmer was rescued near Sandbanks Ferry. Rebecca Donovan, 32, an NHS 111 call handler from Ferndown, was visiting the beach by Rockley Park holiday park with friends and family when she saw the girls get into difficulty. The strong swimmer made her way towards the girls with her paddleboard but ended up being swept out herself. Rebecca’s dad Stuart Donovan, who watched the scene unfold, said: “The two girls were just on their paddleboard when they were dragged out. Rebecca said ‘I have to get my paddleboard and go out and get them’. The tide then started to take all of them out.