Tenby’s all-weather lifeboat had two shouts on Sunday (October 3), the first being shortly after at 1 pm, when the Coastguard had received a call stating that two paddleboarders were being blown off Coppet Hall beach.

Having made the short trip, the Haydn Miller’s volunteer crew soon spotted the two paddleboarders several hundred metres offshore.

They were taken aboard the lifeboat, where they were checked over to make sure they didn’t need medical assistance, before being dropped back to Coppet Hall beach, where members of Tenby Coastguard Rescue Team were waiting for them.

Later that evening, the lifeboat crew was launched again after 6 pm, after the Coastguard received a call from a member of the public reporting that their dog had gone over the cliff at Worm’s Head end of Rhossili Beach.

The Haydn Miller made best speed to the scene in a heavy swell, along with Burry Port lifeboat and on arriving, found Rhossili and Mumbles Coastguard Rescue Teams were setting up their kit to rescue the dog.

With light fading and rough seas, the lifeboat was tasked to provide safety cover from below and to light up the area with search lights to assist the Coastguard with their rescue.

After carefully hoisting the dog to safety, all units were stood down to return to station, with the Haydn Miller arriving back at Tenby at 9 pm.