Towan

Rescue teams came to the aid of a kayaker after he got into trouble along the coast of Newquay. The incident happened off Towan beach on Tuesday lunchtime. The man had been swept out to sea by strong winds and rough waves and was struggling to ...

RNLI lifeguard supervisor Nathan Wilmer and Peter Rigo, who will return as an RNLI lifeguard later this summer, arrived at Towan beach around midday on Tuesday and were alerted by Mike Young from Escape Surf School to a kayaker in the water.

Nathan Wilmer, RNLI lifeguard supervisor, and Peter Rigo, who will return as an RNLI lifeguard later this summer, arrived at Towan beach around midday on Tuesday and were alerted by Mike Young from Escape Surf School to a kayaker in the water.

However, as a result of the earlier damage, the boat's steering failed as they passed Towan Head, “so our lifeboat volunteers took the angling boat in tow and brought her passengers and crew safely into the harbour at 4.30pm,” explained the spokesman.

"As a result of the earlier damage, the boat's steering failed as they passed Towan Head, so the RNLI volunteers took the angling boat in tow and brought her passengers and crew safely into Newquay Harbour at 4.30pm where a commercial crane was ...

North America's oldest zoo-born orangutan has passed away at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. Towan, a 48-year-old male hybrid Borneo and Sumatran orangutan, had been experiencing respiratory problems and died at the onset of a physical exam, the zoo ...