'Hold my beer': Australian surfer Mikey Wright charges into Hawaii surf to rescue struggling swimmer

Wright himself was filming the incident, then jumped a fence, dived into the water and pulled the woman to safety

An Instagram video has caught an Australian pro surfer heroically stepping in to rescue a woman being swept away by strong currents in Hawaii.

Mikey Wright was looking out over a beach, thought to be on Oahu's north shore, when he saw a beachgoer struggling in the surf.