Ramsey's lifeboat crew were called out to help sea swimmers yesterday after the weather turned bad.
RNLI volunteers were called out at 2.30pm when two people took refuge on the raft on South Beach when the conditions deteriorated.
The crew rowed out to the raft in an X-Boat and picked up the two people.
Both were checked by paramedics, and were unscathed by their ordeal.
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Further appeal for witnesses following incident in Ramsey
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