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Beach deaths safety warning by RNLI Beach drownings warning by RNLI
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More people die in seaside accidents than in cycling road incidents every year, claims the RNLI as it warns people to take care on the coast.More people die in seaside accidents than in cycling road incidents every year, claims the RNLI as it warns people to take care on the coast.
Seventeen people drowned or died in accidents around the Welsh coast in 2013 while 65 lives were saved by RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards.Seventeen people drowned or died in accidents around the Welsh coast in 2013 while 65 lives were saved by RNLI lifeboat crews and lifeguards.
Alcohol and the shock of cold water are blamed as major factors.Alcohol and the shock of cold water are blamed as major factors.
The warning comes a day after rescuers were called to 13 incidents on the north Wales coast.The warning comes a day after rescuers were called to 13 incidents on the north Wales coast.
A total of 167 people lost their lives off the UK coastline last year - the highest number since 2010.A total of 167 people lost their lives off the UK coastline last year - the highest number since 2010.
The RNLI said it was aiming to halve accidental coastal deaths by 2024.The RNLI said it was aiming to halve accidental coastal deaths by 2024.
It said the numbers of deaths at the seaside was much higher than the 109 deaths in cycling accidents on Britain's roads in 2013.It said the numbers of deaths at the seaside was much higher than the 109 deaths in cycling accidents on Britain's roads in 2013.
On Wednesday, coastguards based at Holyhead, Anglesey, reported over a dozens incidents alone across north Wales, including people cut-off by the tide, a man taken to hospital after being pulled from the sea at Barmouth in Gwynedd and a boy saved by an inshore lifeboat at Towyn in Conwy.On Wednesday, coastguards based at Holyhead, Anglesey, reported over a dozens incidents alone across north Wales, including people cut-off by the tide, a man taken to hospital after being pulled from the sea at Barmouth in Gwynedd and a boy saved by an inshore lifeboat at Towyn in Conwy.
'Completely overcome''Completely overcome'
Thomas Redmond, 21, from Briton Ferry, gave his backing the RNLI's Respect the Water safety campaign after he was rescued when his kayak filled up with water and overturned at Aberavon in June.Thomas Redmond, 21, from Briton Ferry, gave his backing the RNLI's Respect the Water safety campaign after he was rescued when his kayak filled up with water and overturned at Aberavon in June.
"I consider myself to be quite strong but I was completely overcome by the water," he said."I consider myself to be quite strong but I was completely overcome by the water," he said.
"I can swim but there is no way I would have been able to make it to the shore by myself."I can swim but there is no way I would have been able to make it to the shore by myself.
"I never quite realised how a relaxing day at the seaside could go so wrong."I never quite realised how a relaxing day at the seaside could go so wrong.
"I could have well been one of the drowning statistics - things could have been a lot worse.""I could have well been one of the drowning statistics - things could have been a lot worse."
RNLI advice to holidaymakers and day-trippers includes:RNLI advice to holidaymakers and day-trippers includes:
Nicola Davies, RNLI coastal safety manager for Wales, said: "We're lucky to have an exceptional coastline around Wales but we want people to understand there are risks, and that they should not underestimate the power of the sea."Nicola Davies, RNLI coastal safety manager for Wales, said: "We're lucky to have an exceptional coastline around Wales but we want people to understand there are risks, and that they should not underestimate the power of the sea."