Rescued siblings meet saviour 50 years on from near death at Bondi Icebergs

By Chris Harris
Updated November 29 2014 - 12:08am, first published 12:00am
Grateful siblings: Near drowning victims Gary Beggs (left), Les Hawkins (centre) and sister Judith Beggs at Bondi Icebergs.
Grateful siblings: Near drowning victims Gary Beggs (left), Les Hawkins (centre) and sister Judith Beggs at Bondi Icebergs.
Clipping: A news clipping of near drowning victims Gary Beggs and sister Judith Beggs
Clipping: A news clipping of near drowning victims Gary Beggs and sister Judith Beggs
Girl rescued: Near drownings at Bondi Icebergs.
Girl rescued: Near drownings at Bondi Icebergs.
Grateful siblings: Near drowning victims Gary Beggs (left), Les Hawkins (centre) and sister Judith Beggs at Bondi Icebergs.
Grateful siblings: Near drowning victims Gary Beggs (left), Les Hawkins (centre) and sister Judith Beggs at Bondi Icebergs.
Grateful siblings: Near drowning victims Gary Beggs (left), Les Hawkins (centre) and sister Judith Beggs at Bondi Icebergs.
Grateful siblings: Near drowning victims Gary Beggs (left), Les Hawkins (centre) and sister Judith Beggs at Bondi Icebergs.
Grateful siblings: Near drowning victims Gary Beggs (left), Les Hawkins (centre) and sister Judith Beggs at Bondi Icebergs.
Grateful siblings: Near drowning victims Gary Beggs (left), Les Hawkins (centre) and sister Judith Beggs at Bondi Icebergs.

Standing in the ocean pool at Bondi Icebergs, screaming frantically, Tina Beggs felt certain she had lost two children. Her sister-in law and onlookers looked on in horror. It was December 3, 1964.

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