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salmon holes beach

An aerial view of fishermen on rocks with a beach in the background.

Michael Knightley

police with public on a beach

Fish in a bucket at Salmon Holes.

"I could tell by her eyes she was afraid. She was kicking and splashing to keep her head above water,"
he said.

Huge wave washes onto fisherman on rocks at Salmon Holes

"In my younger years I was a lifeguard. It's been a long while since I've done that as a job, that kind of instinct just stays with you."

Albany resident Chris Johns has been diving commercially for sea shells off the south coast since 1999.

"It's an outstanding act of human compassion ... we think it's amazing,"
he said.

A bird's eye view of fishermen on rocks with waves nearby.

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