A dramatic rescue operation unfolded on Friday evening after a light aircraft crash-landed in the sea off the Welsh coast. The incident occurred near Cardigan Island, an unpopulated nature reserve off the coast of Gwbert in Ceredigion, close to the Cliff Hotel and Spa.
Emergency Response and Rescue
Coastguards reported that a microlight plane encountered trouble and ditched into Cardigan Bay at approximately 6pm. Two people on board were found sitting on the wing of the aircraft. RNLI lifeboats from New Quay and Cardigan, along with a coastguard rescue helicopter and the Welsh Ambulance Service, were dispatched to the scene.
The two individuals were recovered by a lifeboat and brought to shore, where they were handed over to ambulance crews. No details have been confirmed about injuries, but it is believed they were not seriously hurt.
Official Statement
A coastguard spokesman said: 'We received a report at around 6pm on Friday of a microlight, with two people on board, that had ditched into the water approximately nine nautical miles north west of Cardigan Island, Pembrokeshire. A coastguard rescue helicopter, RNLI lifeboats from Fishguard, New Quay, and Cardigan, and the ambulance service were all sent. The two people were located sitting on the wing of the microlight. They were recovered by a lifeboat and taken to shore where they were passed into the care of the ambulance service.'
