LIFESAVERS aboard a rescue helicopter saved four children who were drowning off South Africa’s eastern coast within half an hour on Monday. An official said the helicopter crew spotted a boy of 12 in distress in the Indian Ocean at about 1:00 pm. Less than half-an-hour later the helicopter spotted three children, aged about 13 or 14, in distress about 250m offshore. A rescuer jumped into the water from the helicopter and got the struggling swimmers onto a float. – AFP