At the end of October, Gus Hutt was in exactly the place at exactly the right time.
He was checking his fishing lines on Matata Beach in the Bay of Plenty when he spotted what he thought was a doll.
It wasn't a doll, it was a little 18-month old boy, who was close to drowning.
News of the unassuming hero went around the globe.
Matata Beach, Bay of Plenty Photo: wikicommons
