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Six children pulled from water after getting into ‘serious difficulty’ off Welsh beach

Two children were taken to hospital by ambulance and four others needed treatment after a major rescue was carried out at a popular Welsh beach. Coastguards were in charge of the rescue operation off Aberavon Beach on Sunday evening.
The incident happened off Aberavon Beach on Sunday evening (Picture: Port Talbot Coastguard/Media Wales)

Six young children have been rescued after getting into ‘serious difficulty’ in the water at a beach in Wales.

Coastguards were deployed to Aberavon Beach, located in Port Talbot, on Sunday evening after reports of multiple children struggling to get back to shore.

Three were rescued using a throw line, and the others were saved in the water.

Three ambulances were sent to the scene and two of the children were taken to hospital with the other four making their own way there.

A spokesperson from HM Coastguard said: ‘HM Coastguard was tasked to co-ordinate the rescue of children in the water at Aberavon Beach yesterday, at around 8.30pm.

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‘Port Talbot RNLI Lifeboat, Port Talbot and Porthcawl Coastguard Rescue Teams, Welsh Ambulance Service and South Wales Police were on scene.

‘Port Talbot Coastguard Rescue Team rescued the children from the water and provided first aid until the Ambulance arrived.’

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