The local lifeboat team has said that coastal winds were the cause of two callouts for their volunteer crews yesterday ( 3 August) following 999 calls from members of the public to the UK Coastguard.

With both incidents involving people caught out at sea from strong winds, the team is reminding residents to check local weather conditions before heading out to sea.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for whole of Cornwall tomorrow with strong winds expected.

Falmouth Lifeboat has given details for both callouts, they said: "The first involved 2 persons on a stand-up paddle board, which was being blown offshore from Maenporth beach.

"The crew were paged at 5.35pm and our Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Robina Nixon Chard launched ten minutes later with four crew on board, into slight seas and a NW (offshore) force 3 wind.

"Whilst heading out at full speed, the crew were informed that the casualties had been picked up by a nearby yacht nearly one mile south of the beach.

"The lifeboat arrived on scene at 5.57 pm and the casualties were transferred on board. After thanking the crew of the yacht, the lifeboat returned the casualties to Maenporth, where they were warmed up and checked over, before the lifeboat was released by the Coastguard, returning to the station at 6.18 pm, where it was refuelled and readied for service.

"Less than three hours later the crews pagers were activated again, to search for and assist a kite surfer/wing foiler that had been reported in difficulty off Swanpool beach.

"Our inshore lifeboat launched at 9.11 pm amongst concerns of fading light.

Crew members ashore had managed to locate and monitor the casualty making slow progress paddling back to the beach but had lost visual contact whilst the casualty was around 100m from the shore.

"The lifeboat arrived on the scene at 9.22 pm to find that the casualty was now safe and well back on the beach. The lifeboat was then released from the scene arriving back at the lifeboat station at 9.37 pm.

"Both of these incidents were called into 999 by concerned members of the public. Both casualties were wearing buoyancy aids and were carrying a mobile phone, which the RNLI strongly recommends."

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