Safety on the beaches
The RNLI operates close to 50 lifeguard units around the coast of Cornwall.
They firmly believe they can make a significant difference to safety on our beaches by providing an integrated rescue service from the beach to the open sea.
Last year RNLI lifeguards saved more than 60 lives and assisted nearly 10,000 people throughout the UK.
Beach safety
With more people using the sea and beach for pleasure than ever before, the demands placed on RNLI crews and lifeguards have never been greater.
This is why the RNLI firmly believes that by providing a first class beach safety service many more lives can be saved.
The aim of the RNLI is to save lives by changing attitudes and behaviours towards beach safety.
Safety advice
Every year thousands of people get into real, life-threatening difficulty on our coasts. They may be pulled out to sea or out of their depth and get tired to the point they can no longer swim. The RNLI
recommends if caught in a rip current, that people swim parallel to the shore until free of the rip, then make for shore.
To ensure you and your family don't put yourselves in danger the RNLI have compiled some simple steps you can take to stay safe on the beach.
Top tips to stay safe
• Wherever possible, choose to swim at a lifeguarded beach.
• Always read and obey the safety signs, usually found at the entrance to the beach. These will help you avoid potential hazards on the beach and identify the safest areas for swimming.
• When on a lifeguarded beach, find the red and yellow flags and always swim or bodyboard between them - this area is patrolled by lifeguards.
• Never swim alone.
• If you get into trouble stick your hand in the air and shout for help.
• If you see someone in difficulty, never attempt a rescue. Tell a lifeguard, or, if you can't see a lifeguard, call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard.
RNLI Lifeguards: Which beaches?
For your guidance, here is a list of beaches where the RNLI Lifeguards operate during the summer months in Cornwall:
Black Rock, near Bude; Boobys Bay, near Padstow; Constantine, near Padstow; Crackington Haven, near Tintagel; Crantock, near Newquay; Crooklets, Bude; Freathy, near Torpoint; Great Western, Newquay; Harlyn Bay, near Padstow; Hayle Towans, near Hayle; Marazion, Penzance & Marazion; Mawgan Porth, near Newquay; Mexico Towans, near Hayle; North Fistral, Newquay; Northcott Mouth, near Bude; Perran Sands, near Perranporth; Perranporth; Peter’s Point, near Hayle; Poldu Cove, near The Lizard and Falmouth; Polurrian Cove, near Mullion; Polzeath, near Wadebridge; Porth Beach, near Newquay; Porthcothan Bay, near Padstow; Porthcurno Beach, Porthcurno; Porthkidney, near St Ives; Porthleven Beach, near Helston; Porthmeor, near St Ives; Porthminster, near St Ives; Porthtowan, near Redruth; Portreath, near Redruth; Praa Sands, near Helston; Sandy Mouth, near Bude; Sennen, near
Penzance; Sharrow, near Torpoint; South Fistral, Newquay; St Agnes, St Agnes; Summerleaze, Bude; Tolcarne, near Penzance; Towan, Newquay; Trebarwith Strand, near Tintagel; Tregantle; Tregonhawke, near Torpoint; Trevone Bay, near
Padstow; Trevarnon Bay, near Padstow; Upton Towans, near Hayle; Watergate Bay, Newquay; Widemouth Beach, near Bude
Please visit the main website
www.rnli.org.uk or call 0845 122 6999 for full details.
RNLI is a charity and relies on public donations.
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