Crews rescue three people from inflatable boat
Rhyl's volunteer lifeboat crew were paged at 2:35pm on Sunday (May 25), after Holyhead Coastguard had received a 999 call from those who were rescued.
On the call, they said they had launched from the west end of Colwyn Bay, in their inflatable boat but had been blown offshore and could not get back to land.
Rhyl's all-weather lifeboat launched at 3:05pm and proceeded to search from the north of Rhyl towards Colwyn Bay.
Coastguard Teams from Rhyl and Llandudno were also tasked to search from the shore.
An hour an a half later, Holyhead Coastguard were able to get the location of the three people after they were able to regain contact with them over the phone.
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Aided by a plane from the National Police Air Service, Rhyl Lifeboat located the casualty vessel 2.7 miles north of Llanddulas, around four miles from where the casualties set off from.
The three people were taken aboard the all-weather lifeboat and treated for cold.
Rhyl RNLI Lifeboat arriving at the scene where the three people were stranded. (Image: RNLI/Callum Robinson)
The lifeboat then returned them to land at the Rhyl Lifeboat Station, where they were met by officers from Rhyl and Llandudno Coastguard Teams, who gave safety advice by 6:15pm.
Paul Archer-Jones, duty Coxswain said: "This could have been quite a serious incident, the strong winds created some pretty difficult conditions for us to locate the casualty vessel.
"Luckily, with the help of all the teams involved we were able to bring the casualties safely ashore. We always recommend if you are going to sea to take a means of calling for help, preferably a VHF radio, always wear a lifejacket or buoyancy aid, and check the weather forecast before heading out."
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