{"id":662955,"date":"2026-06-28T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/662955\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T15:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:34:11","slug":"two-rescued-as-aircraft-crash-lands-in-sea-off-welsh-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/662955\/","title":{"rendered":"Two rescued as aircraft crash-lands in sea off Welsh coast"},"content":{"rendered":"

A large rescue operation took place off the Ceredigion coast in the Gwbert area on Friday<\/p>\n

10:29, 27 Jun 2026Updated 14:44, 28 Jun 2026<\/p>\n

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This light aircraft crash-landed in the sea off the Ceredigion coast on Friday evening (Image: New Quay RNLI)<\/p>\n

Two people had to be dramatically rescued after a small aircraft was forced to crash-land in the sea a short distance from the Welsh coastline.<\/p>\n

The incident happened on Friday evening near Cardigan Island, an uninhabited nature reserve off the coast of Gwbert in Ceredigion<\/a>, a short distance from the Cliff Hotel and Spa.<\/p>\n

A microlight \u2013 a lightweight, fixed-wing, or weight-shift aircraft \u2013 got into difficulty and ditched into Cardigan Bay at around 6pm, according to coastguards.<\/p>\n

Two people onboard were found at sea sitting on the wing of the aircraft.<\/p>\n

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An ambulance at the scene on Friday evening (Image: New Quay RNLI)<\/p>\n

They were taken to shore in a lifeboat and handed over to the Welsh Ambulance Service who had been called to the scene along with RNLI crews from New Quay and Cardigan and a coastguard rescue helicopter. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No details have been confirmed about any injuries sustained but it’s thought the two people were not seriously injured.<\/p>\n

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New Quay and Cardigan RNLI crews were involved in the rescue operation (Image: New Quay RNLI)<\/p>\n

A spokesman for the coastguard said: “We received a report at around 6pm on Friday of a microlight, with two people on board, that had ditched into the water approximately nine nautical miles north west of Cardigan Island.<\/p>\n

“A coastguard rescue helicopter, RNLI lifeboats from Fishguard, New Quay, and Cardigan, and the ambulance service were all sent.<\/p>\n

“The two people were located sitting on the wing of the microlight.<\/p>\n

“They were recovered by a lifeboat and taken to shore where they were passed into the care of the ambulance service.”<\/p>\n

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