North Devon Lifeguards has a busy 2010

Once incident alone saw RNLI lifeguards in North Devon rescue 47 people and assisted 13 when the sun and big surf conditions attracted crowds to the beach.

The lulls in the big surf were enticing inexperienced water users to venture out further, who then couldn't cope with the power of the sets when they came through

This is just one of their rescues during 2010, which ended up being one of their busiest on record.