Riley Poole, 14, nominated for Pride of Australia award BRAVE: Young lifesaver Riley Poole helped rescue five people from rough seas last December. HE may be only 14 years old, but Riley Poole truly is a lifesaver. On December 29 last year he was on patrol at Semaphore Beach with his Surf Lifesaving team members when three teenagers got into trouble in rough seas at the jetty. They were clinging to the pylons, bleeding and being bashed by the waves. So the Christian Brothers College student and a fellow patrol member grabbed their equipment and headed straight into the waves. "I paddled out," Riley, of Largs North, said. There was one up in the crossover (of the jetty) and two on the beams being bashed by the waves against the poles. I grabbed the two on the beams and put them on one board. My friend had the tube about 20m away, so I gave one to her and grabbed the tube and swam back. By that time, two other people had jumped in to try and help the girl ... Then, the people who jumped in were getting bashed against the pole as well. So after I swam back in, I paddled all the way back out again, grabbed the other two and came back in. It was such a serious situation that one of the rescued teenagers required oxygen and the ambulance was called to check them all over. Riley's bravery has earned him a Pride of Australia nomination in the Child of Courage category. Nominations for Pride of Australia close at 11pm tonight. To nominate your local hero visit www.prideofaustraliamedal.com.au, twitter: #prideofoz or visit facebook.com/prideofaustraliamedal