KAYAKER RESCUED FROM THE SEA
A man has been rescued from the sea in Oxwich Bay , Gower this evening after his kayak capsized and sank. Swansea Coastguard received a 999 call at 8.35 pm via a member of the public who had met a kayaker who had paddled to shore to raise the alarm. His friend’s kayak had capsized and then sunk and he was now in the water. He was not wearing a buoyancy aid. Another kayaker had attempted to tow the kayaker whose vessel had capsized to shore but quickly had to abandon this attempt and gave him his buoyancy aid. Meanwhile, Swansea Coastguard requested the Horton RNLI inshore lifeboat to launch and sent the Oxwich Coastguard Rescue Team to the scene. The lifeboat quickly found the kayaker who was still in his boat safe and well. They searched for the second kayaker in the bay for 20 minutes and were eventually able to hear his calls for help and rescue him from the water as the light was fading. Swansea Coastguard’s Marc Lancey says: “We were very relieved that the lifeb