Kite surfer rescued from sea off New Brighton
Sep 12 2011 by Our Correspondent, Liverpool Echo
A KITE surfer was rescued from the sea after getting into difficulty off the Wirral coast on Saturday.
Wirral lifeguards watched the surfer return to the sea off New Brighton to retrieve his lost kite in strong winds and a choppy sea.
They used a jet ski to look for him, but could only find two kites.
The RNLI New Brighton lifeboat and a rescue helicopter from RAF Valley started searching for the surfer, who was found by the lifeboat about a mile offshore.
Coastguard watch manager Paul Parkes said: “He was lucky because it is hard to spot a head in a black wet suit in choppy water, like on Saturday.”
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