Port Talbot RNLI Launched To Abandoned Kayak
The lifeboat was called after a six foot kayak was reported stuck on the mud at the entrance to the old dock at Briton Ferry with no person in sight.
The lifeboat was soon on scene and the crew were informed that a kayak had been lost by its owner from further up river the night before and it could be the one in question. Luckily the owner had the foresight to print his details inside the kayak and it was established that it was indeed his. The search for a missing person was then called off .The kayak was recovered by the lifeboat crew and taken back to the station for the owner to collect.
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