As a forensic investigations expert, Peter Baines has spent his career running towards disaster and tragedy - whether it be a grisly crime scene or an international disaster.
after the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 that would go on to change the course of his life forever.
There was one particular meeting with a group of orphans that would remain in the minds of Baines and his colleagues long after they left. In addition to building a home for the original orphans Baines met, the charity has supported thousands of other children over seven locations in Thailand. "I had no idea how I was going to raise the money. And it was at that time that I was probably close to the lowest point in my life," he said.
With the 20th anniversary of the tsunami approaching, Baines said he wanted to mark the occasion with an even bigger challenge."There's been some incredible highs but there's also been some pretty desperate lows and I wanted to do something personal to kind of tie a bow around 20 years.Hands Across the Water generates a large proportion of its fundraising through its regular charity bike rides with Australian participants.
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