MAN OFF CLIFFS At 9.50 a.m. on 22nd January, 1965, the coastguard informed the coxswain that a man had been washed off the cliffs at Lands End. The life-boat Solomon Browne was launched at 10.6 in a strong west-northwesterly breeze and a very rough sea.

The tide was ebbing. The life-boat arrived off Lands End at n.io and carried out a search with the co-operation of two helicopters.

Owing to the very bad weather conditions there was little hope of success and at 1.20 the life-boat arrived at Newlyn to wait for suitable weather conditions to re-house. The life-boat returned to her station at 10.30 on the following day..