Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were paged by HM Coastguard following a report an inflatable kayak had been found washed ashore between Newton and Ogmore River.
The charity’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat, Rose of the Shires was launched on service followed by D Class lifeboat, Hugo Missen to conduct a thorough search of the area. Teams from Porthcawl Coastguard and Port Talbot Coastguard were also tasked to conduct a shore based search.
Following a thorough search of the area lasting around an hour with nothing found and no reports of a missing person the search was stood down by HM Coastguard. It was later confirmed the inflatable kayak had been lost by a member of the public over in Coombe Martin.
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