The strong current of the river sweeps the little children out to sea

Two young children have been swept out to sea by strong currents on a beach in Cornwall. The two children were rescued after entering the water in a “dangerous” area at Porth Beach in Newquay on Friday, June 14, only to be swept out to sea by the river.

RNLI lifeguard Jason Walsh spotted the pair, who had started to panic and scream, and paddled around 200 meters on the lifeboard to rescue them, the charity said. He was able to bring them safely to shore, where they were reunited with their parents.

RNLI Chief Lifeguard Superintendent for Newquay, Lewis Timson, said Jason did a “fantastic job” in responding quickly to the incident and rescuing the youngsters from the sea. As the summer season approaches, the water safety charity is urging beachgoers to remember to ‘float for life’.

Mr Timson said: “We would like to remind people that if you intend to go into the water to follow the advice of RNLI lifeguards, always visit a supervised beach and swim and bodyboard between the red and yellow flag as this is the safer place to do that.”

With more people flocking to Cornish beaches as the weather warms, summer is a busy time for local lifeguards. The Newquay team shared details of two other major rescues on their Facebook page on June 14.

The group shared: “Our fantastic lifeguards have been very busy recently and have been recognized for two major rescues. Our Watergate Bay lifeguards worked with our Lifeboat colleagues and the Coastguard team to rescue 6 victims from Whipsidery Cove, we received a brilliant thank you card with a lovely poem from today’s victims.

“Our Mawgan Porth team also jumped into action when they arrived at the beach to an incident already in progress and rescued a victim before the shift had even started!”