A four-year-old girl, who was rescued in June, 1968, from the water at Bude, Cornwall, by one of the crew of the local IRB, afterwards returned to give a him a kiss of thanks.

Her rescuer was Mr. John Bate, aged 25, and the parents of the child wanted to reward him. Mr. Bates declined, and they then gave a donation to the R.N.L.I..