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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