Harry the hero! NRL star rescues TWO swimmers struggling in the surf – and it isn’t the first time Melbourne Storm’s captain has been a lifesaver
Footy star Harry Grant has been hailed a hero after he helped two swimmers struggling near some rocks at a Queensland beach on Wednesday.
Grant, 26, was surfing at First Bay Beach on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast around 12pm following an arduous season which included the NRL Grand Final with the Melbourne Storm and the Pacific Championships with Australia.
Spotting two teenagers struggling in the conditions, Grant quickly intervened and potentially helped avoid multiple drownings.
It didn’t take long for Grant to receive praise from many supporters on social media – including David Begley, whose son Riley was at the beach.
‘My son and his mates were out there and they [two swimmers] got caught in a rip,’ he told Daily Mail Australia.
‘Harry quickly paddled over on his board and helped them. ‘The boys then had a great chat with him, what an awesome bloke he is.’
Kellie Metcalfe – another parent of the group of boys – labelled the dummy-half ‘a legend’ and thanked Grant for helping and chatting to the starry-eyed youngsters.
‘Watched this bloke [Grant] bring in a young fella who was struggling in the water near some rocks back to the beach on his surfboard. Absolute legend,’ footy fan Bradley Norris also posted on the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Facebook page.
Footy star Harry Grant (pictured right) has been hailed a hero after he helped two swimmers struggling near some rocks at a Queensland beach on Wednesday
Grant, 26, was surfing at First Bay Beach on the Sunshine Coast following an arduous season which included the NRL Grand Final with the Melbourne Storm and the Pacific Championships with Australia
Plenty of footy fans were keen to lavish footy star Harry Grant for his good deed
Grant, who is said to be a talented surfer, has a background in junior nippers with Yeppoon SLSC, which is north-east of Rockhampton in Central Queensland.
It also isn’t the first time Grant has been a hero in the ocean.
On Christmas Day in 2016, Grant was holidaying with his family at Oxley Beach in Port Macquarie on the mid-north coast of NSW.
A mother and daughter got caught in a dangerous rip and were swept out to sea.
Grant and his father jumped into help, and the family were forever thankful given the child wasn’t a strong swimmer.
After making his NRL debut with the Melbourne Storm in 2018, Grant has become the code’s best number 9.
He featured in his team’s Grand Final defeat in October, scoring the first try of the contest which Penrith won 14-6.
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