Guernsey Coastguard received a call on Saturday 2 November, saying they could see someone on Houmet Paradis attempting to wade across the causeway.

Young person saved after being cut off by the tide in Guernsey

Jonny Burch, Chris Sweeny, and Nick Willis were nominated for the award following the rescue of a swimmer at St Ouen’s Bay in August 2023.

Jersey firefighters nominated for a national award after saving a swimmer

The woman was found drifting in an inflatable swim ring 37 hours after she disappeared while swimming. 

Woman swept to sea while swimming at Japanese beach rescued over a day later 

Rescuers battled "horrendous conditions" to save the life of a Jersey swimmer who was struggling against the high tide and rough conditions at St Ouen's Bay.

Firefighters who saved swimmer's life given prestigious awards

Both the St Helier all-weather and inshore lifeboats assisted a French sailing vessel at 9:28 pm after it hit rocks south of the tanker berth.

Jersey RNLI save eight people including children in 'fast-paced rescue'

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Five children and two adults were carried half a mile out to sea, with no means of communication.

Rescue mission launched as seven swept out to sea on inflatable toys

A firefighter who waded into the sea in conditions too "treacherous" for lifeboats has been hailed a hero after saving a swimmer who got into trouble.

Moment swimmer saved from 'treacherous' sea in dramatic high-tide rescue

Lifeboats were launched 131 times from Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney last year.

Five lives saved by Channel Islands RNLI in 2022

RNLI rescue boy on inflatable dinghy after he is blown a mile out to sea.
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Footage released by the RNLI shows them reaching the schoolboy as his terrified mum watched from the shore.

Moment crew rescues boy, 11, blown a mile out to sea on inflatable dinghy

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Stena Superfast VIII departing from Belfast Harbour.

Stena Line said two people were rescued from the water after a 'man overboard' incident on Thursday night.

Mother and young daughter rescued after going overboard from ferry

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The area was cleared so that the rescue crews could setup a landing site on the beach.

Person found unconscious in water off coast of Portsmouth rescued

Photo of the coastguard helicopter rescuing three people off the coast of Dymchurch - ITV News

An eyewitness captured footage of the coastguard helicopter from Lydd rescuing the casualties just after 3pm on Tuesday. One child was airlifted to Ashford hospital and the other was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Two children taken to hospital after being swept out to sea in Dymchurch

Emergency services were called to Hannafore Point in Looe on Thursday evening.

Young man airlifted to hospital after falling onto rocks in Cornwall

Newhaven RNLI was called out on Monday afternoon to rescue the boy, who was found five hundred metres off of the beach.

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