New Quay’s Mersey and D class lifeboats were requested to launch at 3.45pm on 1 February after reports that a parachutist, jumping from 150m cliffs, had crashed.

The lifeboats searched the area between the Old Lookout and Cwmtydu. The D class’s crew found the parachute, before a crew member onboard the Mersey spotted the man, through binoculars, half way up the cliff surrounded by undergrowth. The RNLI volunteers were then able to direct an RAF rescue helicopter to the best place for winching him to safety.