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A father has been hailed a hero after he jumped off a bridge and walked across razor-sharp oyster beds to save a three-year-old girl from drowning.
Father-of-two Scott Windon was enjoying a day out with his family at Birchgrove, in Sydney s inner-west, on January 23 when toddler Mia Bullimore tumbled off a three metre ledge into water below.
Without hesitation, Mr Windon lowered himself onto the nearby rocks littered with sharp rock oysters at Mort Bay Park to save the unknown toddler.
The hero dad managed to scoop up the Mia before she completely submerged under the water.
Scott Windon (pictured middle) has been labelled a hero after saving the life of a three-year-old girl in Sydney
Australia has experienced a spike in drowning deaths in the summer of 2020/2021 after fitness levels plunged during Covid lockdowns, a top lifesaver has warned.
At least 55 people have died as a result of drowning this summer alone, compared to just 43 at this time last year.
According to Liam Krige, the general manager at Life Saving Victoria, the staggering amount of drowning deaths this season is done to dwindling fitness and a blase attitude to the dangers. The sad reality is that people think it s not going to happen to them, or that they don t need to worry about it, Mr Krige told The Age.