The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) is working with the RNLI to test a new Emergency Response Drone Pilot rescue service developed with Eagle Eye Innovations. To test the use of the drones as part of an operational lifeguard service, RNLI lifeguards have been trailing their use at Crantock Beach in Newquay, Cornwall. […]
A 20-year-old surfer has escaped a savage attack by a shark at Crescent Head, around 250 miles north of Sydney. Lifeguards said the male surfer was mauled at around 4.30pm local time on Monday. According to reports in The Sun, the surfer was rushed to hospital with a severe arm injury after the attack. Pictures […]
2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the RNLI’s lifeguard service to coastal communities and their visitors around the UK and Ireland. Since its launch in 2001, RNLI lifeguards have saved 1,681 lives, aided 320,087 people through water rescue, returning lost children and delivering first aid and casualty care. They have responded to 251,436 incidents and carried […]