Surfer saved RNLI lifeguards battled adverse conditions on 3 July 2005 to save the life of a surfer at Tolcarne Bay in Cornwall. He had severe head injuries from having been repeatedly washed onto the rocks. Lifeguard Richie Mullin dived into a dangerous mix of high surf, strong winds and rip currents to bring the surfer to shore. Once ashore fellow Lifeguard Kate Dixson administered oxygen and first aid to the shocked casualty during a 20-minute wait for an ambulance..