Two children were among four people caught in a rip current on the north coast this lunchtime. The coastguard search and rescue helicopter, both St Ives lifeboats and volunteer coastguards were all scrambled just after midday by Falmouth Coastguard, after concerns were raised about two adults and two children in the water at Gwithian. It has since been revealed that surfers managed to reach the children and get them back to the beach before emergency services arrived. St Ives RNLI coxswain Rob Cocking launched the all weather lifeboat with volunteer crew Jake Martin, Jack Hill, DC, Graeme Russell and Martin Ashmore.