Caister, Norfolk. At 3.20 on the afternoon of the 23rd of June, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a bather was in difficulties off Winterton beach. At 3.50 the life-boat Jose Neville was launched in a slight swell, with a light easterly breeze blowing and an ebb tide. She searched the area in co-operation with a helicop- ter. After a time the coxswain brought the life-boat close to the beach to ask for further information, and at 5.15 he was told that the bather had been rescued but that there was no one ashore who could give artificial respiration. The coxswain dropped anchor, and two of his crew swam ashore. They gave artificial respiration to the bather until a doctor arrived, who was in no doubt that the man was already dead. Dry clothing was brought by car to the two members of the life-boat crew, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 7.15. Rewards to the crew, £9 12s. ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £6 7s..