Eight-year-old boy helps rescue grandfather after kayak capsizes off Welsh coast
An 8-year-old boy named Marley helped save his grandfather Dai Jones after their kayak capsized and drifted over two miles off the coast of Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on May 27. Marley remained calm, used a waterproof phone to contact his grandmother who called emergency services, while Dai stayed in the water holding the kayak. Both were rescued by Barry Dock RNLI's inshore lifeboat crew and Marley was later presented with a medal for his composure and courage.
An 8-year-old boy named Marley helped save his grandfather after their kayak capsized off Fontygary in the Vale of Glamorgan on May 27. While Marley was able to get back onto the kayak, his grandfather Dai Jones remained in the water holding on as the pair drifted in strong Bristol Channel currents. Despite the frightening circumstances, Marley stayed calm and used a mobile phone in a waterproof pouch to contact his grandmother on shore, who immediately called 999. The pair drifted approximately two-and-a-half miles in around 25 minutes before Barry Dock RNLI's inshore lifeboat reached them near Aberthaw. Both were wearing life jackets and were safely recovered along with the kayak. Several days later, Marley was presented with a special medal by the RNLI recognizing his "calmness, courage and maturity" during the incident.
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Boy, 8, helps save grandad after capsized kayak drifts two miles off coast
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