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Scans after sports injury, assault detected Damien Healy's brain tumour but a colonoscopy saved his life

Geraldton sea rescue commander Damien Healy is recovering from brain surgery. (ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt: Cecile O'Connor)

Sea rescue commander Damien Healy is used to responding to life-threatening emergencies on the water.

But Mr Healy, from Geraldton, is recovering from a second medical emergency of his own this year.

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