SEAFORD Primary School students learned valuable water safety skills from Life Saving Victoria’s rescue helicopter service team last month.
The helicopter, operated by LSV on behalf of Westpac, and its crew touched down in Seaford to meet 185 young students. Seaford Primary School principal Michael Browne said the visit “allowed students to develop a greater understanding of the role that lifesaving services play within the community.”
“For many years the school has run its open water Nippers Program for our year 5 and 6 students at Seaford Beach and are well aware of the role Life Saving Victoria plays in monitoring and patrolling beaches along our coast. The helicopter visit has broadened their understanding of how rescue operations work, “ he said.
Students got a close-up view of the helicopter’s radio, navigation equipment, and two-person rescue winch. The Westpac lifesaver rescue helicopter service has patrolled Victoria’s coastline between Wilson’s Prom and Apollo Bay this season.