Rescues: 3 Assistance: 13 First Aids: 105 Lost Children: 29
ASSISTANCE At approx 18.00 the RWC (rescue jet ski)
assisted a surfer in his thirties from the point to a safer area of the beach.
The surfer was caught in a rip current which forms in this area of the beach.
The RWC was taking part in surf training at the time.
RWC Driver: Chris Page
Conditions: Warm and Sunny, clean 3-4 foot
surf, incoming tide
Saturday 29th August 2009
RESCUE x 2 Two bodyboarders in their twenties got
into difficulties near the point on the outgoing tide at approximately 16.45.
Lifeguards Sarah Davies and Rhys Brothers both swam to the casualties with
rescue tubes and brought them back to shore.
Duty Lifeguards: Rhys Brothers, Gavin
Davies, Sarah Davies
Conditions: Cloudy, occasional showers, 2
foot surf
Wednesday 19th August 2009
MEDIVAC 53 year old collapsed on beach feeling
dizzy, faint and with blurred vision. Oxygen therapy administered and casualty
was transported from beach in lifeguard 4x4.
Casualty monitored by lifeguards whilst awaiting ambulance. We were
later advised that the man had suffered a stroke.
Duty Lifeguards: Chris Bluck, Gareth
Davies Jnr, Sarah Davies
Conditions: Sunny Spells
Saturday 1st August 2009
ASSISTANCE x 5: A very strong current meant the RWC
(rescue jet ski) was deployed to patrol the point area throughout the
afternoon. 5 novice surfers were assisted to safety by the RWC. The first
surfer was assisted by GD at 14.00. Two surfers struggling against the current
were picked up by the RWC at 14.30 by CP. At around 17.15 a further two surfers
were picked up by GD on the RWC. All surfers were at risk of being swept around
the point and smashed onto sharp rocks.
Duty Lifeguards: Gareth Davies Snr, Chris
Page, Dan Waterman
Conditions: Sunny Spells, 3-4 foot surf
Thursday 30th July 2009
12.00 RESCUE: 8 year old boy struggling against a very
strong current and unable to make it ashore. Lifeguards monitoring the water
from the lifeguard station alerted Gareth Davies Jnr who swam out to the boy
and brought him back to the safety of the beach.
Duty Lifeguards: Gareth Davies Snr, Gareth
Davies Jnr, Sarah Davies
Conditions: Sunny spells, 1-2 foot messy
surf
Saturday 18th July 2009
16.00 ASSISTANCE: 9 year old boy on body board in danger of
getting swept onto rocks at the point. Gavin Davies assisted the boy to safety
using rescue tube.
17.00 ASSISTANCE x 2: 10 year old boy was assisted to safety by
Chris Page using rescue tube as he was struggling against the current and in
danger of getting swept onto the point. Immediately after this Chris Page
re-entered the water on a rescue board to assist a 17 year old girl who was
also in danger of getting swept onto the point.
Duty Lifeguards: Chris Page, Sarah Davies,
Gavin Davies
Conditions: Sunny Spells, 1-2 foot messy
surf
Tuesday 30th June 2009
14.00 MEDIVAC: An elderly lady was suffering breathing
difficulties on the lower part of the slipway. Oxygen therapy was administered
by Sarah Davies and an ambulance was called. Sarah Davies monitored the
casualty until a fast response paramedic arrived to look after the casualty at
approx 14.06. An ambulance arrived on scene shortly after and the casualty was
transported to hospital.
Duty Lifeguards: Sarah Davies, Gareth Davies
Jnr., Rhys Brothers
Conditions: Very warm, Sunny Spells
Monday 29th June 2009
17.55 FIRST AID: A man in his thirties suffered a suspected
broken ankle after jumping approximately 6 foot from rocks onto the sand below
in front of the lifeguard station. The man was given oxygen therapy and ice was
applied to the affected area. The man was assisted from the beach in the
lifeguard 4x4 to a friends car who transported him to hospital.
Duty Lifeguards: Sarah Davies, Gareth
Davies Jnr., Rhys Brothers
Voluntary Lifeguards Involved: Chris PageConditions: Hot and Sunny
Saturday 30th May 2009
14.30 ASSISTANCE: The Rescue Water Craft (surf rescue jet
ski) was undertaking some training on the falling tide when lifeguards at base
contacted it to alert it to some surfers struggling against the rip current
near the point. The RWC assisted two surfers by taking them further across the
bay to a safer area.
RWC Driver: Gareth Davies
Duty Lifeguards: Gareth Davies, Chris
Page, Gareth Davies JnrConditions: 2-3 foot surf, outgoing tide, sunny
Sunday 15th March 2009
11.00 ASSISTANCE: The Rescue Water Craft (surf rescue jet
ski) was in the water performing some pre season training. Shortly after
launching two surfers were spotted by the RWC driver struggling against the rip
current at the point. The RWC
assisted one surfer back to shore and then returned to assist the second
surfer.
RWC Driver: Chris Page
Conditions: 2-3 foot surf, outgoing tide,
sunny