Bridlington RNLI inshore lifeboat volunteers bring three to safety
The RNLI volunteer crew received a request from the UK Coastguard just before 1.00 pm on Friday 4 August. After reports of two kayaks in trouble between Bridlington and Auburn farm to the south of the town.
On arrival the lifeboat crew found a man hanging on to the kayak with a woman on board. Although he had tried to get back onto the kayak he was worried his wife would be tipped into the sea. A second man also on a kayak was in attendance trying to help but unfortunately all three were being blown further out to sea by the strong offshore winds.
The lifeboat crew quickly lifted the man into the inshore boat along with his wife who was by this time getting distressed. Once the two were safely on board the lifeboat crew tied their kayak alongside the lifeboat and headed to the beach and the waiting Coastguards.
With the couple safely ashore the lifeboat crew went to sea again to bring in the second kayak sailor after he had become tired and was struggling to get back to shore.
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