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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 25 MIN

Equipped and Ready

from WE ARE LIFEGUARDS: Saving Lives on the Beach With the RNLI · host RNLI

RNLI lifeguards are trained to high fitness standards to be able to respond instantly. But what equipment do they need to help get the job done?   In the third episode of WE ARE LIFEGUARDS: Saving Lives on the Beach With the RNLI, we learn from experts from the RNLI’s lifeguarding service about the kit they rely on, as well as the unique challenges they face keeping it ready for rescue. Holidaymaker Josh recalls how, when he got caught in a rip current while bodyboarding in Newquay, the sight of an RNLI lifeguard cutting through the swell on a rescue watercraft towards him was the biggest relief of his life.   Credits: We Are Lifeguards is an RNLI production Interviews by the RNLI's Amy Bratley and Charlotte Hill Sound production by the RNLI's Richard Adams The RNLI is a charity celebrating 25 years of lifeguarding - find out more at RNLI.org/Lifeguard25  Find kit to keep you safe in and around the water at shop.RNLI.org

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