Two Rescued in Swanage Bay

Two teenagers have just been rescued by lifeboat and brought safely ashore after being swept out to sea.

Multiple 999 calls were made to HM Coastguard reporting two children on paddle boards  being swept out to sea from the beach.

Swanage RNLI inshore lifeboat and the Swanage Coastguard team were immediately deployed to search.  The lifeboat arrived and brought the wet, cold and shaken pair to their father on the beach.
Treatment was given to warm them up before they were allowed to be released and leave for home.

 The family had come from Poole as conditions were too rough there so they thought it was safer here in Swanage.  Currently there is a very strong off shore wind in the area and our advice is to stay safely ashore especially in these difficult times.

Conditions close inshore look calm but with a strong offshore wind this increases the risk of being blown out to sea.

Please continue to follow Government guidelines about exercise and the use of the area, stay at home as much as possible.

In an emergency 999 - Coastguard