The pair had been through the causeway several times but this time, they misread the tide timings
People have been warned by the coastguard to be aware of local tide times while walking after a pair of walkers was left stranded at the Worm’s Head in Rhossili Bay.
The Rhossili Bay Headband walk offers spectacular views going across Rhossili Bay and out to Worm’s Head before walkers are led back via the Vile. The walk involves crossing a causeway at low tide, which means people can get cut off if they do not return at the right time.
The duo – a man and a woman – who had become stuck on the causeway due to the incoming tide at Worm’s Head, had to be rescued by Horton Port Eynon RNLI Lifeboat Volunteers.
The pair told the RNLI that they had walked over to Worm’s Head through the causeway several times. Never miss a Swansea story by signing up to our newsletter here
However, they explained that they had misread the tide times during this occasion which led to them being cut off.
After receiving a report that two people had been cut off by the incoming tide on Worm’s Head, the Horton and Port Eynon Lifeboat dispatched a three person crew for their rescue.
The volunteer crew from RNLI Lifeboat consisted of Jon Tarrent, Flo Tarrant and Jermey Littlejohns.
This marked the first call out for Flo Tarant, whose father Jon Tarrent was the helmsman during the rescue.
The crew made its way to Worms Head, where they found the man and the woman that had been cut off.
Lawrie Grove, the Lifeboat Operations Manager for the Horton and Port Eynon Station said: “I would remind people when walking on or near the coast to make sure that they check local tide times and plan walks accordingly.
“They should never try to swim or wade to shore when cut off by the tide, it is extremely dangerous.
“The causeway at Rhossili that leads to Worms Head is usually open 2 ½ hours either side of low tide and the times it is open are displayed near to the causeway.
“You should take a means of communication with you and, if you find yourself in difficulty or see someone in difficulty on or near the coast, phone 999 and ask for the Coastguard.”
This is not the first time that people have had to be rescued after getting stranded at the Worm’s Head.
In 2023, the coastguard had been called out to rescue eight people, who had been left stranded after they were cut off by a high tide.
Similarly, in 2021 a group of seven Swansea University students had to be rescued from the Worm’s Head after they too got cut off by a high tide.
