The road to recovery has been tough for paramedic Xander in Home And Away.
Since being bashed by drug dealers raiding his ambulance for its supply of drugs, he’s been struggling not only with his injuries, but the thought that he let down his work partner Jamie, who was killed in the ambush.
Xander was injured during the raid.
(Image: Supplied)Xander (Luke Van Os) is now out of hospital, but the memory of his lost mate Jamie (Hugo Liu) has made him push himself harder than he should to get back out into the world.
And when that means heading back to the beach for a surf before he’s ready, it could prove fatal.
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“Xander feels the loss of Jamie deeply, as well as the pain for Jamie’s family,” Luke, 25, tells TV WEEK. “He wants to do everything possible to help them grieve… but he’s also becomes a bit reckless.”
Rose has seen Xander like this before.
(Image: Supplied)His half-sister Rose (Kirsty Marillier) has seen him spiral into self-destructive behaviour before and is concerned he’s repeating his old patterns again.
“Rose is worried about Xander and his reckless attitude, especially while he needs to heal,” Luke says. “She’s worried about him, which causes a few arguments between them.”
Ignoring his sibling’s advice, Xander sets out to hit the waves – only to collapse on the sand when his injuries prove too painful.
Only his friend Mali (Kyle Shilling) knows where Xander was headed and, when he doesn’t return, his concern mounts.
But will he realise just how much physical trouble his mate is in and get to Xander in time?
