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Luke Lane-Prokopiou, Seasonal Lifeguard Supervisor, said it was "a fantastic show of multi-agency" teams "working in harmony".He said: "Without the initial actions of RNLI Lifeguards this could have been a very different outcome. "We could not be prouder of how our RNLI Lifeguards acted, they were true professionals in a complex lifesaving operation."The service said lifeguards would be on Bantham beach throughout the summer between 10:00 and 18:00 BST.
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