Tenby lifeboats and rescue helicopter save paddleboarders from rocky predicament

Simultaneous rescues for Tenby lifeboats after paddleboarders blown out to sea

BOTH of Tenby’s lifeboats were launched on Sunday (May 25) in response to two separate emergencies involving paddleboarders in difficulty. Shortly after 2:00pm, the inshore lifeboat launched first, following reports that paddleboarders were struggling to return to shore in strong south-westerly winds near the lifeboat slip. The boarders had been blown nearly a mile offshore. Fortunately, local fishing vessel Seren y Môr spotted the drifting padd…

Tenby lifeboats and rescue helicopter save paddleboarders from rocky predicament

There were simultaneous shouts for both of Tenby RNLI’s lifeboats to deal with paddleboarders in trouble in strong winds over the Bank Holiday Sunday - with the coastguard rescue helicopter also tasked to the rescue.