40 rescued after sandbank collapses

Three lifeguards are being hailed as heroes after rescuing 36 children and four adults who got into trouble when a raised sandbank collapsed into the sea beneath them. The party were plunged into cold waters at Tenby, west Wales, during the incident yesterday. RNLI lifeguards patrolling Tenby South Beach had already spotted the group before they needed assistance and used rescue boards and fluorescent buoyancy aids to ferry them to safety, before performing first aid on a number of casualties. The...