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Abersoch RNLI requested to assist with cliff top rescue.

Lifeboats News Release

Our volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard at 4.38pm on Tuesday 19 May 2026 following a report of a person in difficulty on a cliff top at Porth Meudwy.

RNLI/Abersoch RNLI

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The Paul and Stella Rowsell Atlantic 85 B-Class relief lifeboat was launched at 4.46pm in a rough sea state with a strong 25 knot south westerly wind.

At 5.07pm the lifeboat was stood down by HM Coastguard after the local Coastguard team had successfully rescued the casualty.

The lifeboat returned to the station at 5.30pm where it was washed down, refuelled and left ready for service.

If you get in to difficulty call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

RNLI Media Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Sarah Leather, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for RNLI Wales & West, [email protected]

Claire Fitzpatrick-Smith, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for Wales, West of England and Isle of Man, 07977 728 315, [email protected]

Danielle Rush, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for Wales, West of England and Isle of Man, 07786 668829, [email protected]

RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]

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The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,700 lives.

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Sarah Leather
Lifeboat Press Officer, Abersoch Lifeboat Station

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