Peel Coastguard were called out to rescue of a youth from Whitestrand beach on Friday evening.

While en route to the scene further information was received that the casualty was actually disoriented after being caught out by the quickly failing light whilst fishing from the rocks. The youth was also without a torch to find their way safely back.

A post on the coastguard Facebook page added: ’The team quickly located the youth and checked they were ok before escorting them back to our waiting vehicles and then onto home.

’The youth made the right decision to call for help rather than chancing making their way back in the dark and risking getting injured.’