Coastguards rescue six people cut off by tide

Falmouth Coastguards said teams across Cornwall had been called out multiple times this weekend

Six people were rescued after being cut off by the tide, coastguards have said.

Tom Bolt, from Falmouth Coastguard, said lifeguards in Woolacombe, Devon, located the six people safely and bought them to a place of safety.

He said coastguards across Cornwall were called out to multiple incidents on Friday and Saturday following Storm Amy which hit the UK including the south west region.

He said: "It has been relatively busy the last couple of days."

Mr Bolt said Bideford Coastguard and Rescue Team was called to a vessel adrift in Instow.

"The vessel was located and thankfully no one was onboard, and it had just come loose off its mooring, and it was put back safely back on its anchor," he said.

Newquay Coastguard and Rescue Team said its teams were called to a Gannel estuary to assist a casualty who was cut off by the incoming tide.

Two incidents turned out to be "false alarms", coastguards said, including a kayaker out at sea off the Barrowfields and a casualty in the south Fistral area.

Mr Bolt warned there were still some swells in the area and asked people to stay alert.

"If people do want to go to the coast still and watch waves then please just look from a distance or even the safety of your own car," he said.

"If you ever get that little bit of doubt and see someone in danger, call 999 and ask for the coastguard."