Lifeboat crews from Burnham and Weston help jet skier near Brean Down


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June 3, 2006
Lifeboat crews from Burnham and Weston help jet skier near Brean Down

Burnham-On-Sea's lifeboats joined Weston's RNLI crews in helping to rescue a jet skier who got into difficulties near Brean Down on Saturday morning, June 3rd.

Weston's lifeboat crew tow the stranded jet skier back to shore [Photo: Weston RNLI] Boats from Burnham and Weston-super-Mare rushed to the skier, who was 1.5 miles from the beach south of Brean Down.

"The jet skier's machine suffered battery failure and he needed help to get back to shore," a Swansea Coastguard spokesman told Burnham-On-Sea.com.

"He was very well equipped with mobile phone, flares, and a GPS system so was able to contact us quickly."

The jet skier, who is from Weston, was taken onboard one of the Weston lifeboats shortly after mid-day and his machine was towed behind, as shown in our photographs, to Knightstone Harbour.

It was the second time in just four days that Coastguards have called out Burnham-On-Sea's lifeboat crew. It followed a call-out on May 31st to a yacht.

Weston's lifeboat crew tow the stranded jet skier back to shore