The inshore RNLI lifeboat from Rhyl was launched at 5.40pm this afternoon (24 August) to rescue a youth who had been in the water for approximately 20 minutes. The boy had entered the sea at Golden Sands Holiday Park and got into difficulty, as he was a non-swimmer.
Holyhead Coastguard requested the launch of the lifeboat and the volunteer RNLI crew were at the scene in minutes. A kayaker went to the assistance of the child and offered reassurance and kept him afloat until the lifeboat arrived. A man in an inflatable also went to the boy’s aid but got separated from the dinghy, when he attempted to swim to the casualty.
When the lifeboat arrived, all three had made it to shallower water and the volunteer offered first aid to the teenager. Coastguards requested an ambulance to take the child to hospital.
As they were about to return, Coastguards also asked the lifeboat to bring the dingy ashore.
