The hot weather has made it a busy time on and off the beach for those who patrol Devon's seaside.
RNLI lifeguards, coastguards and paramedics treated a young boy with a suspected broken leg behind the lifeguard unit at Dawlish.
The boy had been playing football when he hurt his leg. His friend came to the lifeguard unit to tell them and they went over to the scene with their responder bag.
The lifeguards assessed the boy and began administering treatment and reassurance until paramedics arrived. He was transported to hospital for further care.
At Teignmouth, RNLI lifeguards and lifeboat crew worked together to assist a man who had suffered a suspected broken leg after a jet ski accident. The man and his female passenger were thrown off the machine, and the man hit the craft damaging one of his legs.
A friend of the man alerted the lifeguards to the incident and they responded on the rescue watercraft (RWC). They arrived first on scene and stabilised and reassured the man until the lifeboat crew arrived. He was put on a stretcher and into the lifeboat and taken ashore where he was transferred to hospital by a waiting ambulance.
Two kayakers were rescued off Sandy Bay, Exmouth, when their kayak started sinking, and two men were rescued from an inflatable floating out to sea as they were unable to make their own way back in.
The lifeguards also rescued a dog which had been missing for over 12 hours. The dog had been hit by a car the night before and run away, and the owner had been searching for it all night. Lifeguards were setting up the beach on Sunday morning when they heard a dog crying at the bottom of the cliff about 100m away. A lifeguard waded through waist deep water to reach him and reunite him with his owner.
Kate Berridge, RNLI lifeguard supervisor, said: 'With the summer holidays now upon us we've seen an influx in people visiting the area and enjoying the beaches. The charity's lifeguards had a particularly busy weekend dealing with a host of incidents in the water and ashore, illustrating just how valuable their training is as they're able to adapt their skills in changing pressurised environments.
'We encourage people to choose an RNLI lifeguarded beach this summer where people can be safe in the knowledge that there is a team of highly trained lifeguards on hand if needed. Our advice is to swim between the red and yellow flags, take heed of safety signage and lifeguard advice and should you get into trouble in the water, wave your arm and shout for help.'
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