A dog had a close encounter last weekend after falling off the cliffs between Abereiddy and Porthgain.
Lifeboat crews from St Davids were alerted to the incident on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon and, with the assistance of St Davids Rescue Team, the dog was discovered on rocks at the foot of the cliffs.
"Fortunately the dog appeared unharmed and we were able to transfer her to coastguard volunteers who were waiting at Porthgain," commented Judd Kohler, RNLI Deputy Coxswain for St Davids RNLI lifeboat.
Earlier that afternoon the Norah Wortley lifeboat had once again been called to Abereiddy after two stand-up paddle boarders battled against both tidal and extreme weather conditions.
"The 999 call had been made by a member of the public who was walking the coast path, but as the lifeboat made its way past St Davids Head, the SUP boarders themselves phoned th coastguard for help," continued Judd.
"Using buoyancy aids, we managed to get both casualties aboard for assessment and both were in good health so we got them back to the shelter of the blue lagoon by the y-boat.
‘It was definitely a busy Bank Holiday afternoon for our volunteers, but thankfully we had a successful outcome at both rescues.
"The only downside was that some of our crew were scheduled to represent the station at St Davids Carnival, but obviously they then had to divert from the parade to assist at the lifesaving launches.’
Dog survives cliff fall off Pembrokeshire coast
A dog had a close encounter last weekend after falling off the cliffs between Abereiddy and Porthgain.
Lifeboat crews from St Davids were alerted to the incident on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon and, with the assistance of St Davids Rescue Team, the dog was discovered on rocks at the foot of the cliffs.
"Fortunately the dog appeared unharmed and we were able to transfer her to coastguard volunteers who were waiting at Porthgain," commented Judd Kohler, RNLI Deputy Coxswain for St Davids RNLI lifeboat.
Earlier that afternoon the Norah Wortley lifeboat had once again been called to Abereiddy after two stand-up paddle boarders battled against both tidal and extreme weather conditions.
"The 999 call had been made by a member of the public who was walking the coast path, but as the lifeboat made its way past St Davids Head, the SUP boarders themselves phoned th coastguard for help," continued Judd.
"Using buoyancy aids, we managed to get both casualties aboard for assessment and both were in good health so we got them back to the shelter of the blue lagoon by the y-boat.
‘It was definitely a busy Bank Holiday afternoon for our volunteers, but thankfully we had a successful outcome at both rescues.
"The only downside was that some of our crew were scheduled to represent the station at St Davids Carnival, but obviously they then had to divert from the parade to assist at the lifesaving launches.’