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Tenby's all-weather lifeboat launches from the slipway into the surf on the way to a rescue
'I thought she was gone'
When their daughter was blown out to sea on her paddleboard, two parents can only watch and hope Tenby RNLI get there in time.
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Night-time photo of a crew member onboard an inshore lifeboat holding a searchlight. They illuminate four crew members stretchering off a casualty into the water from the bottom of a rocky cliff
A fall at dusk
The light of a warm Sunday in May was fading when the frantic knocking came on the farmhouse door. A man had just witnessed his climbing partner fall more than 40 feet onto boulders under a sea cliff. Could anyone reach her and get her the medical help she urgently needed?
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A still from a crew member’s head cam footage, showing the bow of an inshore lifeboat powering through a calm, grey sea
‘I didn’t even realise I was cold’
It is a mid-summer evening in Lyme Regis. James and his wife Elise have taken a dip in the sea when James suddenly starts feeling unwell. There’s no vehicle access to the beach and there are no lifeguards, so the couple are completely on their own. Luckily, they have enough battery and a phone signal to be able to call 999 and ask for help.
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Wells D class lifeboat with three crew onboard cruise across the sea - Inset into the picture is a portrait photo of a dog Olive who was rescued by the RNLI
'I saved a dog's life by giving it CPR'
When Wells lifeboat crew launched to a family cut off by the tide, they found a dog in desperate need of help. Crew Member Simon retells the dramatic story.
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Severn class lifeboat breaking through waves

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