The Coastguard has described a nine-year-old boy as "extremely lucky" after he was swept out to sea in Skegness.
Skegness RNLI was deployed to reports that a person was in the water at Ingoldmells Point at around 14.30pm om May 31.
When the lifeboat arrived the boy was in the care of the Coastguard after he was rescued by two members of the public.
Lincolnshire Live reports that he was given advice on secondary drowning and checked over at the scene.
A spokesperson for Skegness Coastguard said: "This nine-year-old boy was extremely lucky the two members of the public spotted him.
"Five team members from Skegness attended also in attendance was the Skegness inshore lifeboat."
RNLI Skegness said on Facebook: "The crew stood down and returned to station where they were refuelled and ready for service at 15:30
"The incident was concluded with a positive outcome."
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