SIX people had to be rescued after becoming stranded on Sully Island yesterday.

Penarth RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew were paged on Wednesday, May 4 at 2.50pm to reports of people cut off by the incoming tide at Sully Island.

The station’s D-class lifeboat and its volunteer crew quickly reached Sully Island and it was established that six people were trapped by the tide.

The six were safely transported back to the mainland by lifeboat where they were met by HM Coastguards.

Jason Dunlop, Lifeboat Operations Manager at Penarth RNLI appealed for people contemplating a trip to Sully Island to always ensure that they have carefully considered the tide-times and weather conditions before setting out.

He said: "Any persons on Sully Island finding themselves at risk from the incoming tide should remain on land and call 999 and ask for the coastguard, rather than attempting to make their own way back against such a strong tidal force."

The Penarth RNLI volunteer crew then returned to station to prepare the lifeboat and equipment for their next shout.