A warning has been issued about the danger of rip currents in the sea after two children were rescued from the water close to Portrush.
An RNLI systems technician raised the alarm after the children were spotted struggling in the water at the East Strand on Sunday afternoon. Euan Noble had been surfing with his girlfriend in the area at the time.
Mr Noble, who works to maintain the mechanics of lifeguard equipment in the Ballymoney RNLI Support Centre, said he knew that there was a rip current in that area of the bay next to the Arcadia building. He alerted the RNLI lifeguards on duty, but based on his own location in the water he knew that he would reach the children first, so he said he quickly paddled around to them.
