Two men were rescued from strong rip currents after struggling to get back to shore.
The men were brought to safety by a lifeguard after falling into difficulty while in the sea at Sandhaven (Mowbray) beach in South Shields, South Tyneside.
They were rescued by Matt Johnson while outside of the red and yellow flags, which the public are urged to swim between, at around 1.50pm on Wednesday afternoon.
