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Bravery medals for Ballina women who raced into 'rough, crazy' surf to save drowning girls

Elyse Partridge (far left) and Bella Broadley (far right) raced into dangerous surf to save Chloe and Violet from drowning. (ABC North Coast: Hannah Ross)

When she heard the screams for help coming from the ocean, Bella Broadley looked around for something she could use and found an esky lid. 

Armed with the makeshift flotation device, Bella and her friend Elyse Partridge raced into dangerous surf to save two 11-year-old girls who were struggling.

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