Windsurfer is rescued by RNLI after boom snapped

  • 3 days ago
Video shows the moment a windsurfer was rescued by the RNLI 2.5 miles out at sea after the boom of his windsurf snapped.
Transcript
00:00OK, I've got my hat, and luckily today I have my phone.
00:27I have my boat!
00:31Hello, could I have Coastguard please?
00:44Hello Coastguard, windsurfer in trouble, I'm just out on the water and I've got a boom broken
00:50from off of Exmoor, so I think I might need some assistance.
00:57From our location we can see a...
01:01Got him, got him!
01:13Hey buddy!
01:16Nice to see you!
01:19Sorry I'm so far out.
01:21Where's your sail from?
01:23Exmoor, yeah.
01:27There we go.
01:29Have a good day.

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