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Port Isaac volunteer lifeboat crew rescue father and son kayakers

Lifeboats News Release

Port Isaac Lifeboat was tasked at 10:43 yesterday (28 May) by Falmouth Coastguard to reports of a child in the water and two kayaks adrift off Boscastle.

RNLI/Richard Hambly

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On arrival on scene at Penally Point, the crew found that the casualties — a father and his 14-year-old son — had managed to scramble onto rocks on either side of a wide gully, approximately 100 metres apart. The swell in the area was running at around 1.5 metres.

The crew assessed the situation and landed a crew member ashore to reassure the casualties and assist them into the lifeboat. Despite the challenging conditions, both casualties were successfully recovered separately into the lifeboat and transported safely to Boscastle Harbour, where they were met by the awaiting Coastguard team.

The lifeboat then returned to sea to recover both kayaks and tow them back to Boscastle Harbour.

The crew returned to Port Isaac after spending over two and a half hours at sea.

RNLI/Richard Hambly

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Annabelle Spiers, RNLI Communications Placement at [email protected], or Terry Breslin, Lifeboat Press Officer, Port Isaac at [email protected], or RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]

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Terry Breslin
Lifeboat Press Officer, Port Isaac

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