First Rescue for New Crew member of Horton Port Eynon RNLI Lifeboat.
Today, shortly after 10:30 (25th April 2026), the Horton and Port Eynon Lifeboat was launched following a report received from the National Coastguard Institution and the Coastguards of a man cut off by the incoming tide on Worms Head Rhossili.
Today, shortly after 10:30 (25th April 2026), the Horton and Port Eynon Lifeboat was launched following a report received from the National Coastguard Institution and the Coastguards of a man cut off by the incoming tide on Worms Head Rhossili.
It was a sunny morning and there was a strong south easterly wind. On arriving at Worms Head the crew quickly located the man who was from the South Wales Area. He was taken on board the lifeboat back to Rhossili where he was handed over to the Coastguard. He said that he had misjudged the times of the tide.
The volunteer crew of the Horton and Port Eynon Lifeboat were Jon Tarrant,Jeremy Littlejohn and Georgia Entwistle.
Lawrie Grove, the Lifeboat Operations Manager for the Horton and Port Eynon Station said:
‘This was the first shout for Georgina Entwistle it is great to see her hard training put into action when we were called upon today to rescue the man stranded on Worms Head. Well done Georgia.
I would remind people when walking on or near the coast to make sure that they check local tide times and plan walks accordingly. They should never try to to swim or wade to shore when cut off by the tide, it is extremely dangerous. The causeway at Rhossili that leads to Worms Head is usually open 2 ½ hours either side of low tide and the times it is open are displayed near to the causeway. You should take a means of communication with you and, if you find yourself in difficulty or see someone in difficulty on or near the coast, phone 999 and ask for the Coastguard.’
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