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Lauren Harte

Father and son rescued by RNLI after their kayak capsizes off the Co Antrim coast

A father and son had to be rescued by the members of the RNLI on Sunday afternoon after their kayak capsized off the Co Antrim coast.

The volunteer Red Bay Lifeboat crew were requested to launch at 1.38pm on Sunday by Belfast Coastguard.

It came after a member of the public raised the alarm having spotted the upturned kayak near Waterfoot.

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The crew rescued the father from the water and his young son from their upturned kayak and took them back to the lifeboat station.

The pair had been in the water for 25 minutes.

A RNLI spokesperson confirmed that both are now safe and well.

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