A YOUNG lad took these
dramatic photos of a couple
being rescued after their yacht
ran aground.
The couple, in their 60s, were
eventually plucked to safety
after two attempts to get a line
to their 32ft yacht failed.
Hundreds of people gathered
to watch the drama off Corbyn
Head in Torquay, Devon,
including the 13-year-old
photographer Joe Widdecombe.
RNLI spokesman Colin Bower
said the couple were unhurt but
“badly shaken and distressed”.
Elsewhere tourists had plenty
of fun in the bank holiday sun.
On the north Yorkshire coast
sisters Emily and Francessa
Smith enjoyed building
sandcastles on Saltburn beach.
Last month was offi cially
confi rmed as the warmest April
in 353 years with temperatures
3.9C above average.