RNLI lifeguards had to rescue two panicking young children who had been dragged out to sea by a river at a Cornwall beach at the weekend, as well as a woman bodyboarder.

In the first incident two children had entered the water by the headland at Morgan Porth nr Newquay at high tide on Friday and were immediately taken out to sea by the current and began to panic and scream.

Having noticed the two children being swept out, RNLI lifeguard Jason Walsh paddled out 200 metres on a rescue board to save the pair and was able to bring them safely back to shore where they were reunited with their parents.

RNLI Lead Lifeguard Supervisor for Newquay, Lewis Timson said: ‘Jason did a great job in reacting quickly to rescue the two children who had got into difficulty in a dangerous area of Porth beach.

‘We’d like to remind people that if you are planning to go into the water to follow the RNLI lifeguards’ advice, to always visit a lifeguarded beach and swim and bodyboard between the red and yellow flags as that is the safest place to do so.’

Meanwhile on Sunday, June 9, RNLI lifeguards at Mawgan Porth beach in Cornwall, rescued a woman caught in a riptide whilst out bodyboarding.

The woman was caught in the current generated by the river meeting the sea, known as a riptide, and had drifted around the corner of the headland.

RNLI lifeguards arrived at the beach at 9:50 am and were immediately notified by members of the public that a female bodyboarder was in danger.

RNLI lifeguards Theresa Morokutti and Harry Barea both immediately entered the water. Due to the speed of the rescue they were fully clothed.

They each paddled more than 300 metres around the corner on rescue boards and successfully retrieved the bodyboarder and brought her safely back to shore.

RNLI Lead Lifeguard Supervisor for Newquay Lewis Timson said: "Theresa and Harry did a great job in rescuing a female bodyboarder who had been dragged into path of the river which is a prominent feature on the left hand side of Mawgan Porth beach and can create a significant current running out to sea.

"She was extremely grateful for their help, the strength of the current was such that she would have had great difficulty reaching the shore on her own.

"Thankfully lifeguards were just arriving to start their shift but the incident does serve as a reminder to people who are going to the coast that beaches are lifeguarded from 10am to 6pm.

"The RNLI strongly advise those who are planning on going into the water, to do so between these times, at a lifeguarded beach and that if swimming or bodyboarding to do so between the red and yellow flags.’