TENBY’S coastguard rescue team was called to South Beach yesterday afternoon, August 23, after a swimmer required medical assistance.
Posting on Facebook, H M Coastguard Tenby wrote: “Tenby Coastguard Rescue team were paged at 4.26pm on August 23 to assist with a medical evacuation from South Beach in Tenby.
“The casualty had become ill whilst swimming, but had managed to reach the shore where the RNLI lifeguards were providing first-aid assistance when the coastguard team arrived.
“A coastguard officer liaised between a paramedic on the telephone and the patient to triage.
“The casualty was then assisted from the beach into the care of relatives.
“Team stood down.”
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