Tenby’s RNLI lifboat crew have had a busy start to the Easter holidays, responding to three shouts since Friday - including tending to a person falling on rocks; and reports of paddleboarders in trouble.

The first call came at 2.20 pm on Friday afternoon (April 11), while the all-weather lifeboat was out on exercise, when the Coastguard received a call reporting that paddleboarders were possibly in difficulty off Manorbier.

The volunteer crew made best speed to Manorbier, but as they were arriving on scene, it was reported that the paddleboarders were now safely ashore, so the lifeboat was stood down and returned to its exercise.

The next shout was again for the all-weather lifeboat and came at 9.15pm on Friday night, after the Coastguard received a request for assistance from the sole occupant of a seven metre RIB which had suffered engine failure one mile south of Old Castle Head.

The volunteer crew were quickly on the water and proceeded towards Old Castle Head, where they soon located the casualty vessel.

The skipper of the vessel requested a tow back to Freshwater East, where he had launched from earlier in the day.

After a short tow and with the vessel and its owner now safely at Freshwater East, the lifeboat was stood down and returned to station.

The final shout of the weekend came at 1.30 pm on Sunday, when the Coastguard requested both boats to assist with a casualty that had fallen on rocks at Manorbier, suffering a broken ankle.

With the inshore lifeboat arriving first on scene, having launched first, two crew members went ashore, just as the Wales Air Ambulance was landing.

They were soon joined by a land ambulance and members of Tenby and St Govans Coastguard rescue teams.

After collecting a stretcher from the all-weather lifeboat, the crew then assisted the medics in immobilising and moving the casualty up the beach and into the helicopter.

With the casualty now in the air and on the way to hospital, the lifeboats were stood down to return to station.