Young Person Rescued from the Sea at Cobo Bay At approximately 6:30pm yesterday evening (23rd April 2025), the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre (JESCC) received a 999 call from members of the public reporting a young person in distress in the water at the north end of Cobo Bay, on Guernsey’s west coast. Callers stated the individual appeared to be struggling and was being rapidly swept out to sea. JESCC immediately passed the call and initial details to Guernsey Coastguard, who promptly initiated a multi-agency response. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) inshore lifeboat Harold Hobbs was paged, along with the Channel Islands Airsearch (CIAS) aircraft. A Coastguard officer from the drone unit was also deployed to the scene. The Coastguard officer arrived on scene at 6:50pm and, with the assistance of a member of the public and binoculars provided from the Coastguard vehicle, confirmed visual contact with the casualty. The member of the public maintained a watch until the drone was launched, which then provided aerial overwatch until the arrival of the IRB. At approximately 7:00pm, the RNLI inshore lifeboat reached the scene and quickly located and recovered the young person from the water. The casualty was transported to the beach at Cobo, where they were assessed by an awaiting ambulance crew. Due to the extended time spent in the water—over 90 minutes—and concerns about potential seawater ingestion, the decision was made to transport the individual to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital for further observation. The CIAS aircraft was stood down at 7:10pm, and the RNLI lifeboat returned to station by 7:42pm.