Porthcawl’s B class lifeboat Rose of the Shires was launched into the sweltering heat of 26 June to help six people in the water. Three children were being swept out to sea on bodyboards; their mother and grandfather tried to swim out to them and got into trouble themselves. A surfer saw what was happening and went to the adults’ aid. When the lifeboat arrived, the children had got back to shore. The three adults were taken onboard the lifeboat, where the mother, suffering exhaustion and water inhalation, was given oxygen. Ambulance crews were waiting at the boathouse.