A man fell overboard a
dinghy after it capsized off Hill Head on Sunday. He was sailing with his two
teenage daughters when he was thrown into the water.

One of the dinghies was
returned to shore so the two daughters could try and rescue their dad together.

Calshot RNLI were
alerted when a passerby saw the capsize. By the time the all weather and inshore lifeboats reached him, the man
was suffering from hypothermia.

Deputy second coxswain Mark Laughlin said: “The man was very
lucky that the alarm was raised by a member of the public who saw the incident
and the swift action by his daughters. With the sea temperature at around 8
degrees and the wind near gale force and the time that he spent in the water
his condition could have been much worse.’