Lifeboat crews and Coastguard helicopters worked together on Saturday (August 29) to rescue two groups of people stranded by changing tides.
At 4pm, two boats from Penlee RNLI were sent to Kynance Cove, where people had been cut off by the tide. Both Penlee station vessels were launched: the all-weather Severn Class lifeboat 'Ivan Ellen', commanded by Coxswain Amy Smith with Mechanic Andrew Wood and volunteer crew, and the inshore Atlantic 85 'Mollie and Ivor Dent', commanded by Will Treneer with two other volunteers.
At Kynance Cove, the inshore lifeboat was joined by Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 924. The stranded people had already made it safely to the top of the cliff.
While on the way to Kynance Cove, 'Ivan Ellen' was redirected to Chapel Rock, where five more people were cut off by the tide. The crew launched the Y-boat, but the Coastguard helicopter was deemed the 'safest option of extraction', according to Penlee RNLI. The helicopter winched the five people to safety and transferred them to Coastguard teams on the shore.
Both lifeboats were then stood down and returned to Newlyn, ready for further callouts over the Bank Holiday weekend. The incident happened during Penlee RNLI's annual lifeboat weekend, with visitors able to watch the crews respond to the Coastguard's requests.
The second part of the open weekend takes place today (Sunday August 30), with the public invited to board the lifeboat and meet the crews.
RNLI and Coastguard Rescue Two Groups Cut Off by Tide