Rhyl RNLI volunteers assist kite surfer.

A kite surfer had been seen in the water after becoming parted from his kite, off Splash Point, Rhyl. Local coastguard volunteers were also alerted. The lifeboat crew launched and proceeded to the area, finding the surfer at the water's edge, safe. A lifeboat crew member went ashore to check if the surfer was well, and that there was no-one else involved. Coastguards also arrived on scene at the same time. The casualty was taken care of by the coastguards, who then directed the lifeboat crew to the position of the casualty's kite, which had been blown towards the Nova Centre off Prestatyn. The kite was successfully recovered and the inshore lifeboat returned to station. The surfer had been taken to the station by the coastguards, together with the RNLI crew member ashore. The casualty was reunited with their kite at 11.40 am.
Martin Jones, coxswain of the charity's station at Rhyl said ' This was one of the first callouts for some of our crew, and they put their training into good use, with a successful outcome'.
He continued ' We thank the members of the public for their diligence in dialing 999 and asking for the coastguard which resulted in a swift response by the rescue services'.
The picture shows the track of the inshore lifeboat on this service.

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