The One Job that Bondi Rescue's Reidy Will Never Forget

[@gmaureen]

Just saw Reidy on the news, he was at the mall the day of the stabbings. He's fine, he just told what he saw, such a sad/horrific story,

[@livvyb5237]

He's always been one of my faves! Great to see him in an interview. Thankyou Reidy for all you've done over the years keeping people safe

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

I love your comment,I agree with you Reidy is a fantastic lifegaurd, husband and father.Who else do you like on Bondi Rescue?

[@joannadechenne6368]

I adore Reidy SO MUCH. All these life guards show who they truly are... they are incredible HEROES.

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

I agree with your comment.Reidy is a wonderful person,lifegaurd, father and husband.

[@mnicholl93]

Reidy, I might be able to help you understand why the eye doctor, Dr Dungu, just sank the way he did. I'm a scuba diving instructor & have been teaching people to dive for 20 years. Unlike the focus of your job, the first thing I have to get people to do is sink underwater & stay there, adding however much weight they need on their weight belts to achieve this, so we can start teaching them underwater skills. There is a calculation you can do from someone's weight to give you a rough starting point, usually the smaller & thinner someone is, the less buoyant they are, with body fat being more buoyant than muscle, however, everyone is different; I've worked with some people you'd look at & think they wouldn't need much extra weight to sink but their natural buoyancy is ridiculously high & they need a crazy amount of weight to reach neutral & negative buoyancy and others, & this is where I get back to Dr Dungu, others have no barely any positive buoyancy at all, to the point that if they stop actively swimming, they don't float, their legs immediately sink as soon as they stop kicking & they struggle to keep their head above the water, even when they're treading water, unless they do so far more energetically than everyone else needs to. I think this was a factor with such a sudden sinking; from the photos I've seen Dr Dungu was a slight guy who couldn't swim, so wouldn't have known how to tread water, nor ever learnt how to float on water, which would have highlighted negative buoyancy. If he was naturally negatively buoyant it wouldn't just have been a case that if he'd just relaxed he would have floated, he'd always have had to actively do something to stay afloat, be that treading water or some type of swimming stroke, definitely not 'climbing the ladder' as the body reflexively tries to save you from drowning when nothing better is known . Without the equipment to immediately start an underwater search in the area you thought he might have sunk, and even that could have taken too long to rescue the doctor in time with no marker or clue to exactly where he had been, there truly was nothing more you could have done to save him. As heartbreaking as it is to be so close only for your patient to disappear, on that day, his time was up & it would have been over very quickly for him. Rest in peace Dr Dungu 🙏🏻

[@agardenut]

Thank you for sharing this information. I was not aware of the variables involved in staying afloat. I grew up in a beach town on Lake Michigan, with a mother who loved the state park down the road, and religiously put us kids through swim lessons at a very young age. We were either at the big lake (Lake Michigan) or a popular inland beach where the water warmed up earlier in the season all summer long. I was frequently called a fish! I love swimming, it comes as easy as breathing to me, so I’ve never understood how a person can have such difficulty with it. I’ve experienced a rip first hand, on the big lake I lost my feet once and was tumbled over and over underwater by some big waves. I was a little panicked when I came up, but luckily swam my way out of it. I’ve never forgotten that feeling though, and learned I’m not invincible. It’s so sad about Dr. Dungu…. I pray that Reidy has peace about it. He truly did everything he could to find the man.

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

I love Reidy so much,he is one of my favourite lifegaurds on Bondi Rescue..Great to see him in a very interesting interview.All these lifegaurds are true amazing hero's. Well done to Reidy for quitting smoking,my dad used to smoke for 38 years he gave it up by tobbaco replacement patches and never looked back.Thankyou Reidy you are an amazing lifegaurd and one of my Bondi Rescue favourites.Best Wishes from Hazel in the UK 🇬🇧

[@meeting_meghan]

This was definitely an interesting conversation. I saw a Bondi Rescue episode recently and Deano said he was also one of the lifeguards with Chappo to work on the Irish doctor that was struck by lightning. Anyway, I was introduced to the show around Christmas this past year and have watched most of the seasons now. I actually recognized Whippet (Ryan Clark) right away from his part as Pete in a Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen movie filmed in Sydney. Since then Whippet has appeared less, but I've gotten to loving the show. I do agree with Reidy that the show used to do profiles on the guys so you got to know them a bit better, & some like Kailan & Whippet got them later on. But I don't recall that for guys like Ben Quigley (Quiggers) and Joel Bevilacqua.

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

I remember that episode of Bondi Rescue and the deceased doctor,it was so sad i literally cried,i felt so sorry for his wife and family,may Dr Dondongu rest in peace.Best Wishes Hazel,and yes,i am a pom.

[@callumfrench163]

At 27:25, I reckon the way failing to keep someone alive, that phrasing, is something veterans may really relate to. Just a gut feeling.

[@margaretwade]

I remember the episode of Bondi Rescue. Poor Reidy, I felt so bad for him. He gave everything he had.

[@ThechosenoneLIVE.]

Great podcast. Love bondi rescue and yes i’m a pom!!

[@BrianKitching-wv5nh]

I agree with your comment.Who is your favourite lifegaurd?

[@jennyc1846]

Thanks for that Mark. Have always admired you and just came across this podcast by accident while watching Bondi Rescue. Thanks Reidy your knowledge is amazing...you should be an ambassador for Surf Life Guards...100 %!!! (Oh boy there's a habit you should kick.. know how many times you said '100%' during that hour and 4 minutes????..me either, too many to count). You just about had me in tears talking about the loss of the Opthamologist...so sad for the family - being new to the country too and not being a swimmer he probably wouldn't have even known to put his hand up for help. Guess it wouldn't matter how many signs you had in however many languages, nobody reads them anyway. Maybe the shire just needs more people patrolling the beaches, you guys cant do it 24/7 - how can you all go home at the end of your shift and not have thoughts in the back of your head of "hope nobody drowns, gets lost, injures themselves or whatever now we've all gone home" - .. have they ever thought to increase the hours eg split shifts so the beaches are covered from dawn till dusk? Nobody should have someone's life on their conscience (it was obvious that sad event was still affecting you somewhat), maybe if there were more lifeguards that's more eyes on the water or another tower, one at each end? You all do an awesome job keep it up!!cheers from WA. Happy New Year to you both - 2024...Mark I will definitely be checking out more of your channel too.

[@deefortier8796]

Love This Show From The USA 🇺🇸 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@zackosbourne3766]

Nice convo thanks fellas

[@janeengland6350]

He's a fav

[@daviddgm5527]

Reidy was in Bondi Junction Westfield on Sat 13/4/24 and assisted with First Aid for some of those who were stabbed.

[@jenelaina5665]

The one and only thing I'd say about this incredible interview is that a lot of drownings are silent. I wonder if bc how Bondi is with people slipping off sandbanks etc they're more likely to be noisy and active - bouncing off the bottom, can touch but waves swamping etc - people are more active and vocal. Mind you I don't think they could've done anything else here, heartbreakingly. But not an anomaly which I think some may have heard it as. Great interview and love the show.

[@K9Trainingthecredenceway-on9fx]

I think part of the reason Hindi rescue is liked in uk is that many, like myself , love the Aussie humour . It makes me think of home , it’s like Glasgow humour , you all banter with each other , play pranks ext . I also like it because ,nowadays it feels like no one remembers how to laugh. Everyone just finds everything offensive, everything is taken way too seriously . But watching the lifeguards,they remember see humour in the working day . Bondi rescue has the odd touch of sadness but it’s also fun . The lifeguards have character and show it , they are also down to earth

[@Toolmanrules15]

Great episode, love Reidy, he's as real as it gets, Who's next? Kerbox?

[@starfishgurl1984]

Until the incident with the breathless infant in the car park on the latest season the incident with the doctor followed by the incident of the sister and brother-in-law or however they were related where the sister made it and the brother-in-law didn’t were two of the most memorably tragic moments on the show for me so I’m not surprised that Reidy was so effected by the doctor being witness first hand to what happened. I think what effected me by watching it was how fast and sudden and unexpected he went and it reminded me too much of my uncle who died unexpectedly from sudden cardiac arrest mid conversation at work, and despite the efforts of paramedics and emergency room doctors working on him for an hour collectively they were never able to revive him. It was a real gut punch out of the blue and made me see life totally differently that year, especially because his funeral was on the anniversary of our grandma’s birthday nine years after she passed away two days before her birthday, it was really tough but an honorable tribute nonetheless.

[@tracyroberts6800]

Reidy is doing incredibly well considering how many times he's interrupted answering a question.

[@AnnQlder]

We drop the speed limits around our schools, 40 km/hour in most parts of the country, South Australia drops it to 25 km/h. We’re pretty serious about road fatalities, when I was younger it was a national sport to count and compare holiday road deaths every year, Easter is always the worst. I had a neighbour who had to be identified by his dental records after meeting a truck on the highway. We all know someone

[@debbiecharles7912]

I love listening to Reidy talk. Very engaging and interesting. My only issue is the host who obviously has NOT watched the show, as he is surprised when Reidy describes what the show contains. A bit unprofessional.

[@scotttagg4025]

What was the Founder book they mention

[@tracyroberts6800]

Is there a way to view the videos from day one? They are mixed up, repetitive and I want to watch them in order. Can anyone help with that?

[@kimmy0868]

Do a YT search, Bondi season 1,2 etc

[@michelekinsch7179]

Where can you get AJ 1 supplements. Unable to find it

[@Oye1985]

pretty sure it is AG1, just look at is Cap

[@runlikeaskunk314]

the whole thing about bringing it back to the aussie stereotype about being blonde and blue eyed just gave me a very weird vibe. Why is that so important to this man? Found the podcast accidentally after watching an episode of bondi rescue and it's just a bit off-putting.

[@Sasimeansboundary]

He had no return to Reidy's answer. ❤ Sad that the guy had to muddy this convo with his cringy 'sentiment'

[@francesheinig6420]

It's a reality show without the reality vibe. I know it's kind of scripted but some of it is real. Do you see any other shows like this on TV or internet, no, that's why we, Americans like it bc, we're sick of the so called reality shows that they make today, especially the talent shows. The outcome for the shows are predetermand ahead of time, the voting process is staged, just like the rest of it is staged and scripted. I'm sorry to have to be the one to break the bad news but, it's true, it's better to hear it now, rather than later. 😂😂😂

[@skyler807]

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