The dramatic moment two Australian pro surfing siblings ran into rough surf to rescue a woman being dragged out into sea has been caught on camera. Australian surf star siblings Tyler, 27, and Mikey Wright, 24, made a joint rescue of a fellow beachgoer who was swept out into the rocky reefs at Ke Iki Beach in on New Year's Eve. In a dramatic video posted online, Mikey can be heard saying 'they need to be saved' as he ran onto the beach and dived head first into the rough waters.
(Image: [[|]]) Mickey Wright (pictured, centre) rescued a woman who was dragged out into the rough surf on New Years Eve (Image: [[|]]) Tyler and Mickey Wright (pictured) bravely dragged the ailing woman back onto the shore (Image: [[|]]) Tyler (pictured left) and [[https://www.homeclick.com/search.aspx?search=Mikey%20Wright|Mikey Wright]] (pictured right) made a joint rescue of a fellow beachgoer who was swept out into the rocky reefs at Ke Iki Beach
The surfing champion finally reached the woman in the relentless surf as it continued to submerge and knock her around with strong waves. The pair were then dumped by a few waves before making it back safely to the shore to the relief of onlookers.
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The surf pair were highly commended for their successful rescue online, notably by surfing legend Mick Fanning. 'Wow that could of ended really bad!!
Well done', Mr Fanning said. 'Seriously, russia that's insane. Well done to the both of you!', one user wrote.
(Image: [[|]]) The two Australian surfing pros made the dramatic beach resuce in Hawaii on New Years Eve
'That could have ended badly.
It's good you were both there', another said. Mikey competed in the Pipeline Masters last month and Tyler recently made history when she won first place at the Roxy Pro at Pipeline last month.