LIFEBOAT crew members have been given medals for their courage and bravery used during a rescue at Tregardock near Delabole.

Helmsman Damien Bolton, 31, along with crew members Nicola-Jane Bradbury, 40, and Matthew Main, 29, from Port Isaac RNLI, launched the inshore lifeboat in force four to five winds to rescue two people who had been swept into rough water very close to the cliffs.

Operating at the extreme limits of the lifeboat's capabilities, Mr Bolton used great seamanship skills to manoeuvre the lifeboat towards the two men, who were struggling to stay above the crashing surf. They managed to pull Paul Sleeman, who lives near St Teath, to safety. His father, Peter, was recovered to the lifeboat, but did not survive.

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