Bridlington RNLI volunteers were called into service on World Drowning Day after two swimmers were reported as possibly missing in the water.
Two people were seen to enter the sea at Bridlington on Thursday afternoon and were reported as possibly missing by the RNLI Lifeguards.
At 5.40pm the HM Coastguards requested that the Bridlington RNLI D-Class inshore lifeboat ‘Ernie Wellings’ to launch with immediate effect.
With a volunteer crew of three, the inshore lifeboat launched from the south beach by 5.51pm and within 7 minutes was on scene and commenced a search of an area close to the RNLI Lifeguard look out point on the north beach.
An update was received shortly after from the RNLI Lifeguards and mobile HM Coastguard team that both persons had been spotted and both were confirmed as safe and well and out of the water, with this new information the RNLI lifeboat was stood down and returned to the south beach by 6.20pm, where it was recovered, washed down and back on service by 6.50pm.
Bridlington volunteer Helm Ash Traves said,
‘today, on World Prevention Drowning Day, the RNLI issued a reminder to the public that everyone visiting beaches along the coast to visit a lifeguarded beach and swim between the red and yellow flags.
The swift intervention of the RNLI Lifeguards along with our colleagues, the HM Coastguards, today showed the importance of partnership working and the public following our advice’.


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