Penlee Lifeboat called out to help swimmers in difficulties
Penlee Lifeboats were tasked by Falmouth Coastguard to assist swimmers at Pixie Cove in West Cornwall at 3:15pm on Saturday, August 19.
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Penlee Lifeboats were tasked by Falmouth Coastguard to assist swimmers at Pixie Cove in West Cornwall at 3:15pm on Saturday, August 19.
A PADDLE boarder out enjoying a Christmas Eve paddle at lunchtime had to be rescued after being blown out to sea by strong offshore winds. Penlee lifeboat Ivan Allen was launched at 12:21 today after being contacted by the Falmouth Coastguard. The paddle boarder was picked up a few hundred yards from St Michael's Mount where he had been blown in a southerly direction with a strong offshore wind of force 6 to 7. He was reported as being cold and wet and was wrapped in blankets before being taken back to lifeboat house to recover. After warming up he was OK and was taken back to Marazion ...