Fishguard RNLI tasked to conduct coastline search for missing person.
On Wednesday 17 June both Fishguard lifeboats launched to carry out a coastline search for a person reportedly missing. Both the Police and H.M.Coastguard teams were also involved ashore.
The two lifeboats, with full volunteer crews, launched at 10.00pm into thick sea fog but calm water conditions. Their search commenced at Aber Bach, near Dinas Cross, and as the lifeboats and crews moved slowly towards Pwllgwaelod the casualty was seen on the shoreline. The inshore lifeboat crew transferred the casualty into the their lifeboat and proceeded the short distance to Pwllgwaelod beach to be met by the landside agencies who then took over responsibility for the casualty. Both lifeboats then returned to base arriving at 1130pm.
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