Tenby RNLI was amongst those tasked to saving the lives of two children who got in trouble in surf off Pendine on Thursday afternoon.

Tenby all-weather lifeboat was requested to launch at 1.40 pm on Thursday, June 1, following a report of children in difficulty in the surf off Pendine.

The volunteer crew were soon on the water and made best speed to the scene, some 8 miles north-east of Tenby.

On arrival, they discovered that the crew of the range safety vessel ‘Spartan’ had pulled both casualties from the water.

As they were being transferred to the lifeboat, a coastguard rescue helicopter arrived overhead and their paramedic was lowered aboard the lifeboat to check the children over.

It was decided to winch them into the helicopter and land them on the beach so that a land ambulance could take them to hospital as a precaution.

With both children now safely on the beach, the lifeboat was stood down to return to station arriving at 3.10 pm.