About Fistral Beach
Fistral Beach is in Fistral Bay on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated half-a-mile west of Newquay at grid reference SW 797 620. Fistral Bay is bounded by two promontories, Towan Head to the north and Pentire Point East to the south.
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... The woman was seen in difficulty by someone on Little Fistral Beach in Newquay, who called 999 at about 12:45 GMT on Saturday...
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... Hundreds had arrived in Newquay for five days by the sea The cancellation means those who are now going home will do so with bags still full The five-day surfing side of event, at nearby Fistral Beach, is still going ahead...
Fistral Beach swimmer's pink hat aids coastguard rescue
A swimmer who was swept out to sea was rescued After Her pink float and hat were spotted from The Shore .
The Woman was seen in difficulty by someone on Little Fistral Beach in Newquay, who called 999 at about 12:45 GMT on Saturday.
Newquay and Padstow coastguard and Newquay RNLI rescue team attended and airlifted her from The Sea .
HM Coastguard said the Bright Colours she was wearing aided her timely rescue.
Team Leader Matt Rogers said: " This swimmer had done a considerable amount to give herself A Chance of being rescued if things went wrong.
" She not only had a float that was a bright pink colour but was wearing a hat of the same colour too.
" It meant our caller could help give us information that enabled The Swimmer to be rescued quickly.
" It's a reminder of how quickly things can go wrong even for The Most experienced and why you should do all you can to help us help you if the worst happens. "
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