A KAYAKER has been praised for alerting the emergency services about a potentially life-threatening incident at Portwrinkle last weekend.

Falmouth Coastguard received a 999 call from the kayaker who had spotted two people and a dog trapped in a small cove to the west of Portwrinkle.

RNLI volunteer crew launched both inshore lifeboats. With the incoming tide breaking over rocks on the foreshore the Atlantic 85 was unable to reach the casualties so one of the crew from the inshore lifeboat, made his way over rocks to reach the victims. He helped them over the rocks onto the D Class lifeboat.

Both Looe RNLI volunteer helms commented that it would have been a far more difficult rescue had it not been for the prompt action from the kayaker realising the persons were in difficulty and making the 999 call to the coastguard. With nowhere safe to shelter from the incoming tide the beach would have completely covered in water within two hours and there was no easy way up the cliff.