PEOPLE in danger of being "completely cut off" by the tide in Rhyl had to be rescued over the May bank holiday weekend.
Holyhead coastguard co-ordinating centre received numerous 999 calls on Saturday (April 29) about people getting cut off by the incoming tide. Rhyl's Inshore Lifeboat crew were paged twice in an hour after 3pm.
People were returned safely from the sandbanks to the main beach and were given advice to prevent them being caught in a similar situation in the future.
A spokesperson from Rhyl RNLI said: "The tides this weekend were neap tides, meaning they were smaller and so the tide did not come in as fast, so many people could exit the sandbanks before they became completely cut off."
The all-weather lifeboat was also paged at 4.40pm to go to the aid of a broken down rigid inflatable boat some seven miles off Rhyl in the vicinity of the windfarms.
The spokesperson added: "The boat was found some 20 minutes after launching. It was agreed with the coxswain of the lifeboat that the only way to remedy the situation was to tow the casualty back to Rhyl.
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"Once the boat was in the entrance to the harbour, the tow was taken over by the inshore lifeboat to enable the lifting bridge to stay open to pedestrians."
Coxswain Martin Jones said: "With regard to the people being cut off by the tide, the local coastguard team have published safety information to assist those going to the beach to have a safe and happy time.
"The boat that broke down did the right thing by contacting the coastguard for assistance."
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