Burnham-On-Sea’s lifeboat crews have taken to the water for a joint training exercise with local RNLI lifeguards, launching both boats in a carefully‑planned scenario close to the town’s jetty. On reaching the rescue board, the D class volunteers found one conscious casualty and another lying unconscious as part of the exercise. The D class was then positioned alongside the board to extract the unconscious casualty, completing the recovery in the moderate sea conditions before returning to the slipway. Senior helm Jason Coombes said the exercise had been designed to strengthen teamwork between Burnham RNLI Lifeboat crews and Burnham RNLI Lifeguards, with the focus on handling multiple conscious and unconscious casualties in realistic conditions. He added that the exercise had been both enjoyable and productive, reinforcing the importance of close cooperation between lifeguards and lifeboat crews when responding to real emergencies along Burnham’s coastline.