Tynemouth Rnli

Paul King surprised Debbie Rodgers by asking her to marry him at Tynemouth's RNLI lifeboat station, where he volunteers.

Following the rescue, the paddleboarders have been praised for choosing a beach where lifeguards were patrolling.

A man was pulled from the river Tyne by a lifeboat crew from Tynemouth after he swam across the River Tyne from South Shields.