Hoylake, Cheshire.—At 2.25 on the afternoon of the 2nd of November, 1959, the police at Holy well told the coxswain that two young men were missing after a canoe had capsized off Greenfields. At 3.10 the life-boat Oldham IV was launched in Hilbre Swash in a fresh south-westerly wind and a rough sea, with the tide at half ebb. The life-boat carried out a search in conjunction with a helicopter, and at 4.10 a body was sighted on Salisbury bank from the helicopter. It was the dead body of one of the young men.

The helicopter picked the body up and lowered it into the life-boat. The search continued for the second youth, but the helicopter had to return to its station at 4.45 because of bad light.

No trace of the second youth was found, and the life-boat returned to her station, arriving at 6.30. The Rhyl life-boat was also launched to help in the search.

The parents of the two young men made donations to the Institution's funds.

Rewards to the crew, £12 ; rewards to the helpers on shore, £10 11s..