Newquay RNLI lifeboats launched to reports of a surfer in difficulty
Newquay's RNLI lifeboat volunteers were called out at 5.22pm on Sunday (3 April) after Falmouth Coastguard received a 999 call reporting a surfer in difficulty in a rip current at Crantock.
Nobody was found requiring assistance and the RNLI volunteers returned to Newquay Harbour just before 6pm.
Nearby Fistral Beach now has full-time RNLI lifeguard cover until the end of October, whilst the charity's lifeboat volunteers remain on-call 24-hours-a-day.
If you see anybody in difficulties in the sea or on the coast, please call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
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The RNLI charity 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 146,000 lives.
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