Rescue of Bathers.

DURING the summer there have, been several unusual calls made upon Life- boats, and in four cases it has been found necessary to launch them to bathers in distress. At Sennen Cove, on the afternoon of 23rd June, with a strong breeze blowing and a rough sea, a message was received from the Land's End Hotel that a man was in difficulties bathing. It took the Motor Life-boat twenty minutes to reach the spot, and by that time both the bather and his brother, who had gone in to his rescue, had disappeared.

On 2nd July the same Motor Life- boat was again called out by a message from the Land's End Hotel, that a man had fallen over the cliff into the water. The sea was rough, and when the Life-boat arrived no trace could be found of the man. The body was washed ashore later.

On 30th June the Montrose Pulling and Sailing Life-boat went out to the help of two women and five men who were on the raft of the bathing station.

A strong breeze was blowing with a rough sea, the under-current was strong, and they were unable to get ashore. The boat of the bathing station had made two attempts to rescue them.

At the first attempt she was swamped, and at the second she took off two.

It was then that the Life-boat was called out, as the seven people still on the raft were in great danger of being swept off by the seas. The Life-boat, in tow of a motor boat, quickly reached the raft, and took off all seven, some of them being so exhausted that they had to be lifted on board her.

On 30th August the Montrose Motor Life-boat was searching for nearly two hours for four girls who had been swept away while bathing, and were drowned.

On 9th July the Southwold Motor Life-boat was called out to a bather in distress, but she arrived to find that he had already been rescued from the shore.

On 15th July the Hastings Motor Life-boat went out to the help of five men who were in danger off Bexhill on a pontoon belonging to the Sewerage Works. The Life-boat arrived to find that the men had already been rescued by another boat.

On llth July a German who was giving a demonstration of gliding fell into the sea. The Scarborough Motor Life-boat was on the spot ten minutes after being called out, to find that the man had just been picked up by another boat..