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Surf Survival Week With Dr Will Allen

Dr Will AllenAug 31, 2021July 25, 20240

Spurred by his involvement in the dramatic rescue of a family whose boat overturned on the Taieri Rivermouth Bar in April 2021, Dr Will Allen has set out to empower surfers everywhere to improve rescue outcomes. He’s determined to make something of the tragic incident that claimed the life of...

The Physiology Of Life & Death

Dr Will AllenAug 5, 2021August 31, 20210

The raw story behind the Taieri Mouth drowning tragedy of April 2021 and the team of surfing doctors who discovered the fateful capsize. Doctor Will Allen takes us back to a day that still haunts him – but a day that has inspired him to teach other surfers to save...