Moment terrified beachgoer is saved from drowning after getting trapped in sinking sands and rising tides

A woman stranded in the sand on a North Wales beach was rescued by a lifeboat as the tide was approaching.

The unnamed beachgoer was stranded on Rhyl beach on Friday evening after sinking into the sand 300 meters offshore.

The lifeboat crew said that when the boat arrived around 21:00, the wave rose up to the woman’s waist, at which point they gave her a life jacket and put the woman on her back.

This helped his feet out of the sand and he was helped into the lifeboat before being brought back to the RNLI station for a check-up.

An RNLI Rhyl spokesman said: ‘The inshore lifeboat was launched within minutes. When the teams arrived at the scene, they saw that the injured person was stuck in the sand and the tide was now up to his waist.

‘The lifeboat was brought to the casualty and the crew fitted them with life jackets. A crewman supported the casualty on his back as his feet poked out of the sand.

‘The casualty was taken to the lifeboat on shore and brought back to the lifeboat station for checking and warming up. Rhyl Coastguard Rescue Team was also assigned to the incident.’

After the RNLI posted on Facebook about the rescue, one woman commented: ‘Thank you so much for helping my daughter.’

As the tide raced around him, his feet got stuck in the sinking sand 300 meters offshore

Another commenter, Dawn Smart, added: ‘Thank you so much for saving a very special lady.’

Anyone stuck in soft sand is advised to remain calm and not struggle as this could make the problem worse.

Shifting your legs slightly while leaning back to distribute your weight can allow the water to loosen the suction power of the sand.

RNLI Holyhead Lifeboat Station said: ‘We would like to remind everyone to be aware of the tides and patterns of our local waters; ‘It can be very difficult to judge the depth of the water in certain places.’