A lengthy sea and air search around Tenby’s beaches and coastline took place late afternoon and into the evening (October 24) after a report of a swimmer spotted in difficulty.

Both of Tenby RNLI’s lifeboats were requested to launch shortly before 4pm, after a member of the public reported seeing what appeared to be a swimmer in difficulty off Tenby's Castle beach.

The volunteer crews were quickly on the water and made best speed in choppy seas to the area, where the inshore lifeboat was tasked to search as close in shore as was safely possible in difficult conditions and the all-weather lifeboat requested to search offshore.

They were soon joined by Coastguard rescue helicopter 187 from St Athan and shoreside, by Coastguard and Police crews.

With the area thoroughly searched from sea, air and land, nothing was found and with nobody reported missing, all units were stood down to return to station, shortly after 7pm.