'I was racking my brain for ways to survive ... then I remembered a sign I'd seen at beach'

Katie and Will were in serious danger when they were swept off their feet by a wave and dragged 40 metres out to sea

- By STEVE BAGNALL

A COUPLE have credited the RNLI's Float to Live advice with helping to save their lives when they found themselves in serious danger in the sea.

Katie Laurie and Will Peckham were swept off their feet by a wave whilst in the sea at Borth Beach in Ceredigion in 2022. They were quickly swept around 40m out to sea by a rip current.

They tried to swim to shore but couldn't fight the strong current and were being pushed under by the waves.

Katie said: "After the wave went over us, we couldn't get away, it was pulling us out and the shore was getting further away.

"Being pushed under by the water wore me out - every time I got back up, the waves would push me down again. It was like being in a washing machine. All we could do was fight enough to breathe."

The couple were becoming exhausted and feared for their lives when Katie remembered the float to live advice she had seen on a poster at the beach entrance. She shouted to Will to try and float.