Bondi Rescue – Season 5

A major search is launched for a man not seen since going for a midnight-swim. Rival trainees Maxi and Jake reach crunch time as Hoppo reveals their future.

The Bowlarama skate competition comes to Bondi, and lifeguards are called to attend veteran skater Sergie Ventura, who is knocked unconscious and bleeding at the base of the bowl.

The world’s best surfers descend on Bondi for the Boost Mobile Surf Sho. On top of rescues, lifeguards are kept busy with a seizure, a dislocated knee and a self-harm incident.

It’s the hottest day of the year and lifeguards are inundated with patients. An italian backpacker comes to the tower with a dislocated elbow and teenage boy suffers a drug overdose.

A celebrity arrives at Bondi to a frenzy of teenage girls intent on watching him go surfing. A surfer returns to Bondi to tell lifeguards of his experience of a shark attack.

Temika’s exchange program sees her face challenging situations and the annual lifeguard ironman challenge goes wrong for one lifeguard.

Australia Day brings all shapes, sizes, colours and creeds to Bondi’s shores. But while it’s a party for most, celebrations turn sour for others.

Young trainee Temika Wright from Coffs Harbour is hoping to learn how it’s done on the world’s busiest beach. Her first day is a Saturday when the tower is overrun by blue bottle victims.

For lifeguards it’s the busiest time of the year, as they gear up for holiday crowds, heat waves, and drunken revellers.

As temperatures reach 33 degrees, swimmers refuse to obey lifeguards and swim at their own peril.