Coastguards said they had been ‘boogie-boarding’ off Newquay’s Fistral Beach without wetsuits just after 6pm, when the lifeguards who patrol the area leave for the day.

Other people on the beach noticed the 51-year-old man and the boy, who is believed to be his son, were in difficulties and went into the water to try to save them.
Falmouth Coastguard received a 999 call at 7pm and a lifeboat, helicopter and coastal rescue team were all sent to the scene.

A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said when they arrived: “As Newquay Coastguard rescue team arrived on scene at Fistral Beach, the man was receiving CPR and the child was semi-conscious.

“The Coastguard team members continued administering CPR until the paramedics arrived. The rescue helicopter landed at Fistral beach and evacuated the man and child with paramedics and a policeman direct to the Royal Cornwall Hospital, Treliske.

“It is believed that they were boogie boarding, wet suits were not being worn and the surf height was six feet.”

Devon and Cornwall Police said the boy was suffering from “exposure and shock”, but was otherwise unhurt.

The MCA spokesman advised surfers to wear wetsuits even in sunny conditions.

“People get a false sense of security if there is a bit of sunshine. Wetsuits are helpful to keep you warm,” he said.

“If there was six-foot high surf, there will have been quite a bit of wind blowing. Most surfers, you see them in wetsuits and that does give them a bit of protection from the conditions.”

The lifeguards on the beach work from 10am to 6pm.

“We’d always recommend to anybody thinking of undertaking any waterborne activities to go where there are lifeguards, to do it when there are lifeguards there and to wear appropriate protection,” the MCA spokesman added.

“Basically people should conduct their own risk assessment: what’s the risk if the weather is cold if you’re not wearing the right clothing?”

WAITPINGA BEACH, South Australia (Sunday, July 19, 2009) – Noah Lane (Rainbow Beach/Queensland) and Laura Enever (North Sydney Beaches/NSW) have won the ASP Pro Junior Men’s and Women’s divisions of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Australasia Fantastic Noodles Pro Junior.

In very good three-to-four feet (1 meter) surf, both surfers produced outstanding 9-point-plus rides to secure today’s wins.

Laura Enever’s victory was one of the best of her career, and has further extended her lead on the 2009 ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series Women’s ratings.

Enever, 17, was staring at a big defeat at the halfway stage in the Final which saw Tyler Wright open with a strong 7.75 and shortly after take a commanding lead with an excellent 8.75.

Enever, with just two moderate scoring rides was requiring a combination of scores to take the lead, and with just 10 minutes remaining in the 30 minute Final, she found an excellent wave, unleashed four major bottom-to-powerful-top turn snaps and found herself right back in the Final when she was awarded the heat’s top scoring ride of a 9.25.

Her task was still difficult, requiring a 7.25 to win with Wright also holding priority, and by the time Enever had returned to the outside peak, the Final had less than 5 minutes to go.

Surprisingly Wright allowed Enever to take a mid-sized wave under priority (Wright had the right to take the wave), and Enever wasted no time extracting every potential point out of the ride which she rode through to the beach and was awarded a 7.35 to take the Final on 16.60 out of a possible 20 to Wright on 16.50.

“I never gave up at all in the final even tho I knew Tyler had a big lead,” Enever said. “I scored a 9.8 in the opening round so I actually thought I need to do that again and I was chasing a 9.5 ride to try and win it on one wave when I caught that second last ride.”

Fantastic Noodles Pro Junior – Noah Lane and Laura Enever win the Fantastic Noodles Pro Junior in South Australia

Noah Lane and Laura Enever win the Fantastic Noodles Pro Junior in South Australia

Sunday 19th July Waitpinga Beach South Australia: Noah Lane (Rainbow Beach/Queensland) and Laura Enever (North Sydney Beaches/NSW) have won the Pro Junior Men’s and Women’s divisions of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Australasia Fantastic Noodles Pro Junior.

In very good three-to-four feet (1 meter) surf both surfers produced outstanding 9 point plus rides to secure today’s wins.

Laura Enever ‘s victory was one of the best of her career and has further extended her lead on the ASP Australasian Pro Junior Series Women’s ratings for 2009.

Seventeen year old Enever was staring at a big defeat at the half way stage in the final which saw Tyler Wright open with a strong 7.75 and shortly after take a commanding lead with an excellent 8.75.

Enever, with just two moderate scoring rides was requiring a combination of scores to take the lead and with just 10 minutes remaining in the 30 minute final she found an excellent wave, unleashed four major bottom to powerful top turn snaps and found herself right back in the final when she was awarded the finals top scoring ride of a 9.25.

Her task was still difficult, requiring a 7.25 to win with Wright also holding priority and by the time Enever had returned to the outside peak the final had less than 5 minutes to go.

Surprisingly Wright allowed Enever to take a mid-sized wave under priority (Wright had the right to take the wave) and Enever wasted no time extracting every potential point out of the ride which she rode through to the beach and was awarded a 7.35 to take the final on 16.60 out of a possible 20 to Wright on 16.50.

“I never gave up at all in the final even tho I knew Tyler had a big lead” said Enever.

“I scored a 9.8 in the opening round so I actually thought I need to do that again and I was chasing a 9.5 ride to try and win it on one wave when I caught that second last ride.”

When the score dropped at 9.25 and it wasn’t quite enough to take the lead I at least realized another reasonably strong ride would win it and that’s exactly what happened, — I’m quite proud to come back and win like that, it feels like a hard fought out win.”

“My ratings lead is extended and I feel really comfortable to fully qualify for the ASP World Junior Championships (top two on the season ratings qualify) and my goal this year was to win the ASP Australasian Junior Series and I’m on track to achieve that.”