This incredible photo captured by Mark Price shows St Ives lifeboat crew in their all-weather Shannon class lifeboat Nora Stachura and RNLI Lifeguard Barney Stevens on a rescue watercraft tackling the mountainous waves and swell off Cornwall on October 28. 
Storm surge rescues
At the end of October, Hurricane Epsilon brought major waves, strong winds and heavy rain to parts of the UK and Ireland. This dramatic footage from RNLI lifeguards captures the moment a storm surge at Treyarnon Beach in Cornwall knocked walkers off their feet.
Further down the north Cornish coast near Gwithian Beach, nine people were swept into the sea by surging waves. A major rescue operation ensued involving RNLI lifeguards, St Ives lifeboat crew, Portreath Coastguard Rescue Team, Cornwall Air Ambulance, the South West Ambulance Service and the Coastguard search and rescue helicopter.
Photos: © Mark Price
