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Subscriber only IT WAS the split second decision that could have set Hannah Sculley s ironwoman return back months, maybe more. The injury-plagued athlete was working in the restaurant at Northcliffe Surf Club while recovering from surgery on a torn labrum, which had kept her out of the surf for the bulk of the competitive season, when she noticed a disturbance in the water. I looked out and saw people getting dragged out (to sea), Sculley recalled. There were quite a few people on the beach just looking and waiting for someone to help, because they knew they couldn t. I heard the call and looked out and knew we needed to go.