27/05/2026
With parts of the country reaching 29°C today, please share our Summer Water Safety advice to help keep your community safe around water.
⚠️Stay safe:
• Enter the water slowly and carefully
• Stay within reach of others
• Swim in supervised, lifeguarded areas
🛟In an emergency:
• If you fall in or become tired, stay calm, float on your back, and call for help
• If you see someone in difficulty, throw them something that floats
• Call 999
• If you're at the coast, ask for the Coastguard
Take 5 minutes to read our essential summer water safety advice, it could make all the difference in an emergency: www.rlss.org.uk/summer-water-safety