Man in hospital after being rescued from water in Llandudno

This happened on Wednesday, October 18. 

There was a multi-agency response: Welsh Ambulance, the Coastguard, the Welsh Air Ambulance, Llandudno Lifeboat and North Wales Police all attended. 

A spokesperson from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "The alarm was raised at about 11.20am and the man was picked up by the RNLI's inshore lifeboat from Llandudno. Llandudno Coastguard Rescue Team also attended.

"The man was taken by road to Glan Clwyd Hospital by the Welsh Ambulance Service.

"North Wales Police was also alerted."

Welsh Air Ambulance lands on Llandudno promenade (Image: Aaran Lennox)
A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called today (October 18) shortly before 11.30am to reports of an incident on North Parade, Llandudno.

"We sent one emergency ambulance and one Cymru high acuity response unit paramedic to the scene, where we were supported by the Wales Air Ambulance.

The emergency response off Llandudno prom (October 18) (Image: Aaran Lennox)

"One person was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd for further treatment.”

A spokesperson from Wales Air Ambulance said: "I can confirm that the Wales Air Ambulance attended an incident in the Llandudno area this morning. A team from Caernarfon attended by air and arrived on scene at 11.58am. Our involvement concluded at 12.35pm.”

A spokesperson from North Wales Police said: "We were in attendance at Llandudno pier this morning in response to a concern for safety incident."

Llandudno Lifeboat said their inshore lifeboat, Doctor Barbara Saunderson, was tasked by HM Holyhead Coastguard at 11.24am on October 18.

A spokesperson added: "The volunteer crew of three were asked to search and locate a person who had been seen in the sea approximately 200 metres west of Llandudno Pier.

"The D class inshore lifeboat made exceptionally good time in very challenging sea conditions to reach the casualty as quickly as possible. The crew were then able to make a recovery from the water and provide first response casualty care.

"Returning to shore the lifeboat met the emergency services located at the Old Slipway on Llandudno Promenade. The casualty was transferred into the care of paramedics before being taken to hospital."

Marcus Elliott, Lifeboat Operations Manager, said: "This has been a very challenging service in which our volunteer crew performed their duties admirably in very difficult circumstances with the high winds prevailing offshore."