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Lifeguards from the Australian Lifeguard Service were preparing for a training session to familiarize themselves with UAV equipment that is a key part of a partnership between the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Surf Life Saving NSW as part of the government’s $16 million shark mitigation strategy when a call came through about two distressed swimmers. At about 11:30 Thursday morning local time, two teenagers were swimming in powerful surf conditions about .6 miles north of the patrolled area when a member of the public noticed that they were having difficulty in the 10-foot swell. Orbital ATK recently participated in the Maneuver Fires Integrated Exper