<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Talkback radio host Ben Fordham has rushed to the aid of a windsurfer who found themselves in trouble during a day out on Sydney Harbour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>2GB breakfast host Fordham was about to attend the wedding reception of producer Liam McGuire on Friday afternoon when he heard whistling near Woolwich Dock.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fordham looked over to the water, noticed a group in trouble and rushed over to help with several other wedding guests.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ringwood-carjackings-victoria-police-foil-two-attempted-incidents/cac30f32-f1c0-4f12-b8f3-aed2d4b40168" target="_blank"><strong><span>Food delivery driver ambushed by machete-wielding carjackers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They were still in the water with a windsurf and it was tipped over," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I yelled out to him 'do you want help?' and he said 'yes'."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Several people pulled windsurfer Jonah Aiello onto the dock, after he went out into choppy waters with friends.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/2gb-breakfast-host-ben-fordham-involved-in-sydney-harbour-rescue/5073eb67-91e3-4d10-8ed8-c019b1f8d57c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-museum-robbery-musee-du-louvre-closed-for-exceptional-reasons/aabe4c60-19e9-41da-930d-9763d1c095b4" target="_blank"><strong><span>Shaky phone vision emerges of high-stakes four-minute Louvre heist</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What went wrong was the decision to go out," Aiello told 2GB this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We knew the forecast, we knew what we were getting into but we thought we'd chase a bit of fun.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We all just got super overpowered, hadn't been out in a while and everything broke loose.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Luckily we had a support boat out there as well."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/67-meme-usa-generation-alpha/06f4f524-6b9a-4eed-8e10-12dfcf734c40" target="_blank"><strong><span>Why kids across the world are shouting the '6-7' meme in school</span></strong></a></div></div><div><iframe frameborder="0" height="150px" src="https://omny.fm/shows/ben-fordham-full-show/thanks-mate-ben-involved-in-sydney-harbour-rescue/embed?style=Cover" width="100%"></iframe></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Aiello was uninjured but was left with a few scratches on his nose.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I had someone say 'I was disappointed', they were hoping I was going to dive right in," Fordham said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It was a great segway to pull you out of the water and start a wedding reception, it really made the afternoon."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After the rescue, the windsurfer was invited into the event but he politely declined.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was in my wetsuit and had all of my windsurfing gear on," Aiello said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But Aiello extended his own offer to Fordham and his team.</span></div></div><div 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