At 18:43 this evening we were called to reports that two jetskiers were overdue and that the family on shore were concerned about them. We arrived at Conwy Beacons slipway to talk to the family when one of the jetskiers appears from the sand dunes. He had walked from his location on the sandbanks to tell the family tat they were unable to return to Conwy because of the sandbanks. But, because they were not from the area and had not prepared for the trip, they were unaware they could round the Fairway buoy and locate the channel back into Conwy.
The type of jetski involved
At 19:02 we received a second 999 call to report that a jetskier was alone with two jetskis on the far side of the West Shore Sandbanks. After speaking to the first informant it was established that her partner had gone out to him after seeing the stranded jetskis. He was told that the other jetskier had walked off the sandbanks to the Beacons in Conwy (Where he was met by one of the team). After locating the lone jetskier through binoculars we attempted to grab his attention by flashing two high powered search lights at him.
Image: RNLI
Conwy lifeboat was then able to conduct a search of the sandbanks and deployed one crew member on foot to search the banks. The casualty was then located where the lifeboat crewman rode one of the jetskis alongside the casualty back to Conwy where they were checked if they needed medical assistance and given safety advice.
We then assisted the casualties to recover the jetskis and we both returned to our respective stations by 20:39
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