
Holidaymaker Iona Steen was surfing happily at St Agnes in Cornwall until she went back into the cold water without her wetsuit.
Read Iona’s story
Every year, thanks to your support, RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards save hundreds of lives – people who wouldn’t have survived had our lifesavers not been there – and rescue thousands more. Here, survivors tell their stories to help keep others safe on, in, and around the water.
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