Posted by Adam

Tuesday June 1, 2010

AVRIL Lavigne will be forever grateful to new beau Brody Jenner — after he saved her life!

The Complicated hitmaker was knocked off her surfboard during a lesson in Malibu, California, and it was left to Jenner — whom she’s been dating for about three months — to run into the sea to rescue her.

“A big wave flipped her into the water upside down,” a source told America’s Star magazine.

“Brody swam over and dragged Avril to shore, but she’d had the wind knocked out of her – she’d swallowed a bunch of water and was coughing.

“When Avril realized what happened, she was so thankful Brody was there to save her.”

Avril — who filed for divorce from her husband, Sum 41 rocker Deryck Whibley, last October — and Brody began dating earlier this year and although they kept quiet about their relationship to begin with, Avril recently drunkenly declared her for Brody while singing karaoke.

“They were having a blast,” a source said. “They were taking shots with friends including Olympic snowboarder Shaun White, grabbing the microphone, shouting, ‘Jager shots’ and making the crowd go wild.”

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