Tenby RNLI called out eight times in just over five hours

Tenby RNLI were called out to incidents including reports of swimmers and paddleboarders in difficulty, an injured person on a beach, and an upturned vessel on Wednesday, August 14.

The first call of the day came through at just after 1pm, when the Haydn Miller all-weather lifeboat was called to help two paddle boarders in difficulty off Stackpole Head.

As the volunteer crew made their way towards the area, they were told a passing vessel had picked the paddleboarders up and dropped them at Stackpole Quay.

As the crew made their way back, a report came through of a swimmer in difficulty off of Broadhaven South. The Haydn Miller diverted to help, but were then told the swimmer had made it back safely to shore.

Just an hour later, at 2.28pm, the lifeboat was launched following a coastguard callout over three people having been washed off the rocks at Manorbier.

As the lifeboat arrived at the scene, the people were seen to have made it safely to shore.

Tenby RNLI were called out eight times in just over five hours on Wednesday. (Image: Tenby RNLI)

Just 45 minutes later, the lifeboat crew were called out again after reports of several swimmers in Manorbier being caught in a rip.

The Haydn Miller was launched, but the crew were stood down within minutes after news came through that surfers had rescued the swimmers and returned them to the beach.

The fifth callout of the day saw the Kathleen Ann inshore lifeboat launched just after 4pm after reports of a missing five-year-old child who was last seen in the water off the Castle Beach.

As the lifeboat was launching, reports came in that the child had been found safe and well.

The Kathleen Ann was launched for a second time at 4.22pm after a report of a person in difficulty off St Catherine’s Island off Tenby.

As the volunteer crew arrived on the scene, it was confirmed that the person had safely made it ashore,

The crew of the Haydn Miller join a Coastguard helicopter in the search for an upturned vessel. (Image: Tenby RNLI)

Tenby’s all-weather lifeboat was launched at 6.05pm with the crew tasked with providing casualty care for an injured person on Manorbier beach. However, as the boat neared the scene, it was reported that the person had been taken to hospital.

Minutes later, at 6.12pm, the Haydn Miller was called to help Angle RNLI, the Coastguard teams from Tenby, St Govan's and Dale, and a Coastguard helicopter in the search for a Personal Locater Beacon thought to have been activated somewhere in the Milford Haven area.

The crew searched the St Govan’s shoals area with the helicopter – which soon found the upturned hull of a vessel and three people in the water nearby. Two of the lifeboat crew went in to the water to help the casualties on to the lifeboat.

After medical assessments, one of the people was airlifted to hospital, whilst the other two were taken ashore to Milford Haven by the lifeboat and met by paramedics.

The lifeboat crew returned to the station by 9.45pm.