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The South West region of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution is one of the busiest in the UK. Cornwall has over 300 miles of coastline. Falmouth Station is the busiest in Cornwall while Saltash in Cornwall is the base for RNLI’s South West Flood Rescue Team.

Related topics: Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service | Cornwall Air Ambulance | Falmouth Coastguard | Royal Cornwall Hospital

Five beachgoers caught in rip just 90 minutes after lifeguard cover ended
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They had been enjoying a swim when everything went wrong
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Eight people washed out to sea while bodyboarding in Cornwall
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They found themselves in deep water
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Warning after kayakers rescued off Cornwall beach
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They were cold and wet but unharmed
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Rush hour for RNLI with double rescue off Falmouth
Falmouth Coastguard
There were two emergency call-outs at the same time
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Inside Cornish 'tin tabernacle' linked to RNLI's largest rescue
Lizard
Few buildings as remarkable as this one survive today
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Rescuers called out as abandoned boat sinks off Cornwall coast
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Local fishermen then reported that two people in a small dinghy entered the harbour nearby
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Swimmer goes missing in the sea off Cornish coast
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She got into serious difficulties
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RNLI vehicle submerged by sea at Hayle Towans beach in Cornwall
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Lifeguards gave it their all to get the vehicle to shore
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Strong river current sweeps small children out to sea
Newquay
Two panicked children found themselves in difficulty after getting swept out by the river on Porth beach
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The day a giant oil tanker ran aground in Cornwall 90 years ago threatening the lives of all onboard
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All hands onboard were saved including a mother and her baby
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Lifeguards dive in fully clothed after bodyboarder disappears
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The pair had only just arrived at the beach for their shift when the alarm was raised
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Emergency incident as boat capsizes off Cornish coast
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Two people were pulled from the sea showing signs of hypothermia
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Coastguard calls off search for missing sea swimmer
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A person did not return to the shore after a group of people entered the water in North Cornwall
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Boy, 13, rushed to hospital after being saved by lifeguard in Perranporth
Perranporth
Lifeguards were alerted after two surfers were spotted in difficulty
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Mystery of empty boat at Lands End solved after urgent rescue operation
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Concerns were raised about a floating RIB off the coast
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Yacht rescued off Cornwall in bad weather conditions
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The incident happened before the weather turned
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Person rescued after falling from small boat in Penzance Harbour
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Penlee Lifeboat was launched after a person fell from a small vessel in the outer Penzance Harbour and required immediate assistance
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Young boy stuck on rock at Cornish beach and cut off by rising tide
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RNLI and HM Coastguard crews rushed to the scene to save the 10-year-old who became stuck at Sandymouth Beach
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Big emergency service search along Newquay coast for 'person in water'
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Coastguard and RNLI teams were called to search along Fistral Beach and surrounding areas
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Cornwall rescue that almost went 'horribly wrong' airs on Saving Lives at Sea
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Viewers commended the courage of the RNLI volunteers who saved them from the swell
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BBC Beyond Paradise features RNLI volunteers from Cornwall
Beyond Paradise
The second series of the BBC drama sees DI Humphrey Goodman and partner Martha Lloyd continue their new life in the fictional town of Shipton Abbott
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Dad who fell off kayak nearly drowned in freezing water that 'felt like daggers'
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The water was so cold it took his breath away and his body temperature dropped significantly
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Kayaker rescued from cave after falling into the sea
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The man was found holding onto the rocks inside the cave as strong waves crashed into him
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Unconscious fisherman winched to safety from trawler
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The lifeboat crew were called out to assist a fisherman who had been taken unwell onboard a commercial fishing vessel
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