Travel restriction updates: RNLI calls for UK beach ban

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The Chief Executive of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has called on the government to restrict access to the coast until there are lifeguards back on the beaches.

Mark Dowie issued an open letter after two people died on Cornwall’s coastline on Monday.

A 17-year-old girl died after getting trapped under a rigid-hulled inflatable boat near Porthilly Rock in Wadebridge.

In a separate incident, at around 2.30pm a man was pulled from the sea by a member of the public at Treyarnon Bay in Padstow.

"With thousands flocking to English beaches now lockdown restrictions have been eased, we must choose between keeping the public or our lifeguards safe," Mr Dowie wrote.

"Safety advice and warnings will only go so far when people are desperate to enjoy some freedom after weeks of lockdown."As a lifesaving charity, the RNLI cannot stop people going to beaches – but the government can – before more lives are lost around our coast this summer."