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RNLI scrambles to save paraglider who swooped into the sea off Cornwall
A daredevil holidaymaker was saved from the sea off west Cornwall this weekend thanks to the speedy actions of the public and the RNLI. The man, said to be in his forties, threw himself off the cliffs at St Agnes in a bid to launch his paraglider
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Man rescued one mile of British coast in toy dinghy
A man in a toy dinghy was rescued one mile off the coast of Redcar in northern England by a sea rescue charity. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution said the man could have drifted much further into the sea and risked his life. See also:
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Teenager rescued from quicksand in Morecambe bay
A 15-year-old boy is rescued from mud and quicksand off the coast of Morecambe. Holyhead Coastguard were alerted to the incident in Morecambe at 2pm on Saturday. See also: Coastguards rush to 'cries for help' - and find owls mating
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RNLI rescue same woman three times in four days
RNLI crews had to rescue the same woman three times in four days - forcing them to give her a "comprehensive safety briefing". The woman was first rescued on Tuesday from the rising tide in Looe, Cornwall. Then on Thursday evening she
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Huge sharks swim with RNLI lifeguards in Cornwall
As a lifeguard there are probably a few things you are used to seeing on your day-to-day shifts, but sharks probably aren't one of them. But that's exactly what was in store for the RNLI lifeguards at Porthcurno Beach in Cornwall over
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RNLI rescue three fishermen from sinking trawler
Three crewmen were brought to shore safely after their 20-metre beam trawler was forced on to the rocks in a gale on Sunday night. The volunteer lifeboat crew from Kinsale RNLI answered a call from the Sean Anthony and launched at 6.10pm,
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Rare Ferraris raise funds for RNLI lifeboats
Newspress A pair of spectacularly-rare Ferraris have sold for £8.53m, with all proceeds going to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The 1960 250 GT SWB and 1967 275 GTB/4 are from the estate of the late Richard Colton, a British
