Lifeguards 'flat out' as people flock to Cornish beaches

Cheap wetsuits mean people are in the water all day long, Cornish lifeguards say.

RNLI lifeguards have told of working "flat out" to deal with a surge of people flocking to Cornwall's beaches in recent warm weather.

Seasonal supervisor Tim Whitefield, who oversees Porthmeor beach in St Ives, one of Cornwall's busiest in the school holidays, said there were up to 4,000 on the beach on a busy day. "We also have a lot of first aid work outside the water and those pressures are highlighted when it gets really busy, because we have six lifeguards here and they're flat out."Zac Broomfield, in his seventh season lifeguarding at Porthmeor, said the team had to be ready for whatever the day threw at them.

Another lifeguard, Reef Slack, 22, said: "We keep an eye on everyone, looking out for stuff like rip currents.

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