Selsey, Sussex.—18th August, 1938.

At about 4 P.M. the coastguard informed the honorary secretary of the life-boat station that two women bathers were in difficulties off the West Beach, Selsey.

A moderate W. breeze was blowing, with surf breaking for about a quarter of a mile off shore. The motor life-boat The Brothers, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 4.8 P.M. and reached the spot a few minutes later.

In the meantime two men, who had heard the cries of the bathers, had put off in a 14-feet rowing boat, and at some risk of capsizing their boat in the breaking sea, they got one woman on board. The other could not be seen.

The life-boat cruised round for some time, but could not find her. She returned at 5.15 P.M.—Rewards: Lifeboat, £5 17s. 6d. ; shoreboat, £1, in addition to a local gift of £1..