All news on the topic: RNLI

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Tip to check water is safe for swimming and what to do if caught in rip tide
With temperatures expected to soar to 29C this week, volunteer RNLI Tom Kay has urged Brits to consider essential safety precautions before heading into the water
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Dramatic moment girl is swept out to sea as horrified witnesses rush to save her
A girl was seen being swept out to sea at Ilfracombe Harbour in Devon after playing on the sea front before onlookers battle the waves at high tide to reach her
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'My son was killed trying to save me - I'll never escape the guilt that he died'
Katarzyna Bastek says she will always live with the "guilt" that she survived the attack by Suleman Altaf and her tragic son Jakub Szymanski as his killer is jailed
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'I challenged the myth that Black men can't swim - and changed my life'
Darren Lewis tells how with help he managed to break free of the stereotype that Black people don't swim
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Family's 'silent killer' warning after 'fit and healthy' swimmer son dies
To mark World Drowning Prevention Day, the family of Haydn Griffiths has spoken out about the dangers of drowning no matter how fit you are
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Urgent search for missing sailor who vanished a week ago during solo challenge
Sailor Duncan Lougee is understood to have been taking part in a single-handed Jester Challenge aboard The Minke yacht when it lost communication with the Coastguard
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Families warned of 'life threatening beach' after 65ft-high dune collapses
Lifeguards in Crantock, near Newquay have warned there is an increased risk of beach goers being buried and losing their lives beneath the huge dunes at the popular coastal spot
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'We've saved 108 migrants from boats in distress - we are proud to do our duty'
Mirror joins three RNLI lifeboats on a training exercise nearly two miles off the coast of Poole in Dorset, where volunteer teams staged rescues with new equipment
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Witness describes pilot's miracle survival as plane crashes into sea
A light aircraft crashed into the sea off the South Wales coast this morning but the pilot managed to escape and was 'okay apart from some scratches', according to a witness
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Young man rescued by helicopter after clambering rocky island at beach
The young man encountered difficulties following his ill-advised venture to Flory Island by Whipsiderry Beach
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UK tourists defy 'Do Not Pass' sign to take photos on cliff prone to rock falls
One of the startling pictures taken at a known cliff collapse location shows a tourist standing just inches away from the 150ft drop as her friend takes a photograph
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Tributes paid to girl, 12, who died in Bournemouth beach tragedy
Friends and family of a young girl who died after being pulled from the sea have described her as an "angel" and say her death will leave a hole in their hearts
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Unlucky woman gets stuck up to waist in mud - and has to be dramatically rescued
A photograph shows the woman firmly stuck in a channel of shallow water at Marine Lake in West Kirby, Merseyside, before the Royal National Lifeboat Institution helped
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Paddleboarder dies at busy beach in fifth tragedy in waters during mini-heatwave
Emergency services battled to save the 70-year-old man after bringing him ashore at Worthing in West Sussex, as thousands flocked to the coast on the hottest day of 2023
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Met Office declares hottest day of the year beating Saturday's title with 24.4C
The Met Office announced the 24.4C temperature was recorded in Plymouth today, narrowly topping the 24.3C recorded yesterday in Bramham, West Yorkshire which was previously the highest of the year
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Man charged after sailor found dead 12 days after boat crash in UK harbour
David Haw, 24, was found dead 12 days after he went missing following an accident in Poole Harbour in the early hours of May 2, 2022 - Morgan Smith, 21, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter
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Huge search and rescue operation underway for two on board boat that sank in sea
Police, coastguard, RNLI and the ambulance service are all at the scene in Tor Bay, Devon, as rescue attempts continue with a person said to be missing
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Four children cling to cliff after being trapped by tide in dramatic rescue
Terrifying pictures show the moment they were pulled up the cliff, after the RNLI deemed it too risky to try and navigate the crashing waves and rocks below by boat.
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Coastguard races to help rescue injured hiker after horror fall onto rocks
A hiker was injured in the fall on Killiedraught Bay in Eyemouth, Scotland, before rescue teams rushed to their aid and brought them down to safety on a stretcher
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UK holidaymakers warned after child was 'swallowed' in sand cave
The sand at Crantock Beach, close to Newquay, Cornwall, "collapsed with very little effort", and although the child was taken to safety, the dunes pose a real danger, people have been warned
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Warning as child is swallowed into dangerous sand cave before it was collapsed
Issuing safety advice the Crantock Surf Life Saving Club said it wanted to educate people to enjoy Cornwall beaches safely after the incident
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'1st class' lifeboatman dies on 60th birthday hours after celebrating with crew
Father-of-two Ashleigh Holtby, who joined the Weston RNLI crew in 1986, tragically suffered a stroke on his 60th birthday on Sunday and died in hospital
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OnlyFans model almost drowns in cave while taking naked pics as tide floods in
An OnlyFans model suddenly became stuck in a cave in Ramsgate, Kent, after she went there to take pictures of herself. Michaela Ogilvie had to be rescued by the RNLI as the tide came in
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Dramatic video shows yachtsman being rescued in 50mph wind speeds and 20ft waves
Footage caught the dramatic moment brave volunteers from the RNLI managed to save a stranded yacht off the Devon coast. The yacht was stuck in 50mph winds and waves of up to 20 feet
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Mystery as abandoned boat washes up on UK beach sparking hunt for those on board
North Wales Police and the RNLI have been searching an area around Colwyn Bay beach after a boat was found stranded early on Saturday morning