Horton and Port Eynon RNLI rescue two people cut off by tide on Worms Head

It was the first call out for volunteer Crew Member Flo Tarrant, whose father Jon was the Helm. The RNLI lifeboat made its way to Worms Head and located the two people, a man and a woman.

They were taken on board the lifeboat back to Rhossili. The two people rescued said that they had walked over the causeway to Worms Head a number of times but on this occasion, they had misread the tide times and so became cut off. The volunteer lifeboat crew were Jon Tarrent, Flo Tarrant and Jermey Littlejohns.

Lawrie Grove, Lifeboat Operations Manager for Horton and Port Eynon RNLI said:

‘I would remind people when walking on or near the coast to make sure that they check local tide times and plan walks accordingly.

‘They should never try to to swim or wade to shore when cut off by the tide, as it can be extremely dangerous.

‘The causeway at Rhossili that leads to Worms Head is usually open 2.5 hours either side of low tide and the times it is open are displayed near to the causeway.

‘You should take a means of communication with you and, if you find yourself in difficulty or see someone in difficulty on or near the coast, phone 999 and ask for the Coastguard.’

Notes to editor:

• The below photo shows the crew from left to right, Jon Tarrant, Flo Tarrant and Jeremy Littlejohns (credit: Horton & Port Eynon RNLI).

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