Tynemouth Rnli

Tynemouth Lifeboat Station is the only station in the country to reach the same age as the RNLI itself.

Following the rescue, the paddleboarders have been praised for choosing a beach where lifeguards were patrolling.

A man was pulled from the river Tyne by a lifeboat crew from Tynemouth after he swam across the River Tyne from South Shields.