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Two people had to be rescued after their jetski malfunctioned. The rescue happened off Millendreath at around lunchtime today (Saturday September 13).

A crew of RNLI volunteers from Looe RNLI Lifeboat station were first told of the incident by a member of the public before the station also received a shout from Falmouth Coastguard.

Within eight minutes the charity's Atlantic 85 Sheila and Dennis Tongue II were prepared for launch and a crew of four on the inshore lifeboat headed towards Millendreath to investigate.

A spokesperson for the Looe RNLI Lifeboat said: "Arriving on scene our crew found two casualties in the water, one clinging onto the jet ski. It transpired that a rope had fouled the jet ski's impeller causing it to malfunction.

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"The pair entered the water to attempt to remove the rope without success. One of the casualties had started to swim towards shore to raise the alarm. Both casualties, who were wearing buoyancy aids, were brought onboard the lifeboat where a casualty care check found them both uninjured, but wet and very cold.

"Our helm decided the best course of action was to take the jet ski in tow and return to Looe Lifeboat Station with the casualties, to dry off and warm up with a hot drink."

Clive Palfrey, the lifeboat operations manager, added: "It was fortunate members of the public spotted something was wrong and raised the alarm immediately, which is always the right thing to do. Even though the casualties were wearing buoyancy aids they were not carrying a means of calling for help.

"The lifeboat reached the casualties within 15 minutes of the first report, and they were already very cold. This quick response prevented the incident escalating into something far more serious, if they were in the water for any longer, they would have been at real risk of suffering hypothermia."

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