A MAN who had fallen into Conwy harbour was rescued by the town’s lifeboat and Llandudno Coastguard rescue team.

The man was in a 16 feet long boat when he fell in, leaving a passenger drifting helplessly. He managed to swim to a nearby pontoon and raise the alarm.

Holyhead Coastguard called out Conwy inshore lifeboat and the Llandudno coastguard rescue team.

The lifeboat rescued the drifting boat and recovered the man from the pontoon and took him to the shore.

A spokesman for Holyhead Coastguard said: “The prompt action by the lifeboat got the man, who was beginning to suffer from exposure, to land, and to the care of the rescue team. It also took charge of the drifting boat, whose passenger on board had no nautical experience and did not know what to do.

“The man was fortunately wearing a lifejacket which probably saved him, The action of the lifeboat probably prevented a tragedy.”