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Tourist rescue after Polzeath bay swim attempt
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The tourist did not return after two hours.
2 hours · duration
male tourist
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The inshore lifeboat was launched at about 1710 BST.
1710 BST · launch time
A swimmer was rescued from Cornish cliffs after attempting to swim across a bay at Polzeath.
The male tourist, 25, told a friend he was undertaking the swim but did not return after two hours.
The inshore lifeboat was launched at about 1710 BST after the swimmer was located balancing on a nearby cliff face.
Polzeath cliff rescue team winched the man to safety from the bottom of the cliffs. The swimmer was not injured.
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