St. Ives, Cornwall. At five o'clock on the afternoon of the 26th August, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two youths had been trapped by the rising tide at Fisher- man's Cove. A cliff rescue team had gone to their assistance and the help of a helicopter had also been requested.

As there was a danger that the young men might be swept off the rocks, the life-boat Edgar George Orlando and Eva Child was launched at 5.20 and made for Fisherman's Cove. It was nearly high water and there was a gentle south-westerly breeze blowing.

When the life-boat reached the scene ropes were being passed to the youths by the cliff rescue team. The life-boat stood by while the youths were hauled up the cliffs. She then returned to her station, arriving at seven o'clock..