RNLI lifesavers had a busy bank holiday Sunday as they responded to five-call outs.

Lifeguards in Rhyl and Prestatyn returned to their posts this bank holiday weekend but it was the volunteer crews at Rhyl Lifeboat that were put through their paces between 1pm and 6.30pm.

Four calls for the inshore lifeboat were reports from members of the public, who dialled 999 and contacted the coastguard, regarding inflatable dinghies being carried out to sea due to the strong offshore breeze and incoming tide.

A spokesperson for Rhyl Lifeboat said: “Luckily, when the crews got to the inflatables, all were empty, and subsequent inquiries proved all the occupants had managed to get to shore safely.”

Tommy Edwards acted on his ‘first shout’; Tommy has recently been passed as a crew member and is the son of crew member Evan Edwards.

Also attending were new crew Matthew Griffiths, Sam Hughes and Paul Elwin.

The spokesperson added: “Crews were swapped for each call, to allow all members to get experience of callouts.

“The final call was to a rigid inflatable boat off Llandulas jetty, near to the ‘Nicola Faith’ spot.

“A party of three foreign persons had attempted to row to the site, but found returning against the offshore wind and ebb tide too much.

“The all-weather lifeboat launched and escorted the casualties back to Llandulas beach.”

Coxswain Martin Jones stressed the importance of attaching a rope to an inflatable and running it to a point on shore, to prevent it blowing away.

He said: “Luckily, no-one was aboard these inflatables but they were all recovered over half a mile from shore, showing how the elements, even on a sunny day, could catch people unawares.

“The last call showed how unprepared people can be for a trip on the sea." A mile is a long way to row back against the elements.”

The RNLI and HM Coastguard have launched their safety campaign which urges people to choose lifeguarded beaches when they visit the coast.

This follows a survey that revealed 30million plan to visit the coast this summer.