EMERGENCY services, including Tenby’s inshore lifeboat, were launched in the early hours of this morning, May 4, after a man reported missing near Castle Beach, Tenby.

Posting on Facebook, Tenby Lifeboats RNLI wrote: “Tenby’s RNLI inshore lifeboat was requested to launch at around 2.40am on Saturday May 4, to assist police and coastguards in the search for a man reported missing in the Castle Beach area.

“Once on the water, the volunteer crew searched from the all-weather lifeboat station, up as far as South Beach, including St Catherine’s Island, using lights and a night vision camera whilst police and coastguard teams searched the shoreline and town.

“As the search progressed, the lifeboat returned to station to retrieve a handheld thermal imaging camera (FLIR) from the all-weather lifeboat. The camera enables the crew to see in the dark and through bushes and undergrowth on the shoreline, by detecting body heat.

“The lifeboat then searched up as far as Giltar, before news came through that the police had found the person in town, safe and well.

“All units stood down, with the lifeboat arriving back at station at 4.15am.”

Tenby Coast wrote on Facebook: “At 02.28hrs Tenby Coastguard along with Tenby Lifeboats RNLI ILB were paged to assist Heddlu Dyfed Powys Police with reports of a missing person in the vicinity of Castle beach in Tenby.

“Coastguard teams made their way to the rendezvous point and commenced a search from Castle Beach to South Beach whilst the RNLI ILB completed a parallel search of the water in those areas. As the casualty had still not been located the search area was widened with HM Coastguard Llansteffan and Coastguard rescue 187 tasked to assist.

“Information was received shortly after that casualty had been found safe and well within the town and all teams stood down.”