# ...footage of human chain beach rescue

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-human-chain-beach-rescue/652567>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 10, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-human-chain-beach-rescue/652567 "2013-03-10T20:18:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-human-chain-beach-rescue/652567/1 "2013-03-10T20:18:55Z")

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…heard about this rescue yesterday: didn’t know someone had filmed it. Thought I’d share.

> **[Heroic group effort to save boy from drowning](http://www.stuff.co.nz/ipad-editors-picks/8406938/Heroic-group-effort-to-save-boy-from-drowning)**
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> Josh McQuoid, 12, believed death was near before a daring human chain rescue save him.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-human-chain-beach-rescue/652567/2 "2013-03-10T21:19:36Z")

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That’s some amazing video. People are running into the surf without apparent hesitation.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/footage-of-human-chain-beach-rescue/652567/3 "2013-03-10T23:36:04Z")

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Glad it worked out.

The only water rescue attempt I was ever involved in didn’t manage to save the victim. So that footage gave me some shudders but also made me feel good there was a better outcome.