A man canoeing off Penmon was hit by a large wave and knocked out of his canoe. His father who was watching from the shore saw that he couldn’t get back into the canoe so raised the alarm.
Beaumaris lifeboat crew were paged at 14.25,launched at 14.33 and were on scene by 14.40. The man and his canoe were recovered into the lifeboat and rapidly brought back to Beaumaris Lifeboat Station arriving at 14.50. The casualty was suffering from exposure as he was not wearing either a wet suit or dry suit so an ambulance was called. After a warm shower and hot drink the man was examined by the paramedics and once his body temperature returned to normal he was reunited with his father.
Video of canoe rescue
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