SURF lifesavers in a small NSW town fear lives could be put at risk after "callous" thieves made off with their club's 4WD rescue vehicle.
Surf Life Saving's far south coast director Andrew Edmunds says thieves broke into the Batemans Bay Surf Life Saving club on Saturday night and took the 4WD.
Mr Edmunds told AAP the loss of the vehicle - which is used to tow rescue boats onto the beach and assist with launching them in emergencies and also to transport injured beachgoers - is a major blow to the community.
He said the thieves would have known precisely what they were doing.
"It's got 'Surf Rescue' written all over it," Mr Edmunds said on Sunday afternoon.
"I honestly have no understanding why someone would do something so callous."
He said the $20,000 replacement cost for the vehicle is a "huge" amount of money for the 12,000-strong town of Batemans Bay and could take years to raise.
Patrol season starts up again in September, but even in winter, lifesavers "can get called out any day of the week".
"It's a horrible thing to have happened to a local club and I just hope that it's not a local, and I hope lives aren't put at risk as a result of this," he said.
"It's a big blow. We'll still respond (to calls for help) and we'll still do our best but it's a major setback."
Anyone with information can contact Batemans Bay police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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