Rachel Baxter reflects on her favourite story at the Guyra Argus and Armidale Express this year, the father and son from Nelson Bay who became national heroes

Rachel Baxter
December 24 2017 - 10:00am
EVERYDAY HEROES: Nelson Bay fishermen Rhys Pateman and his dad Scott pulled seven people from a dramatic double rollover near Armidale earlier this year. Photo: Rachel Baxter
EVERYDAY HEROES: Nelson Bay fishermen Rhys Pateman and his dad Scott pulled seven people from a dramatic double rollover near Armidale earlier this year. Photo: Rachel Baxter

Just minutes after Nelson Bay contractor Scott Pateman and his son Rhys freed two victims of a rollover on the Devils Pinch, they turned to see a car flying through the air towards them.

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Rachel Baxter

Rachel Baxter

Journalist

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