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A surfer was rescued by Porthcawl RNLI after he was caught in a powerful rip current. Ben Fraser, 30, originally from London but is now living in south Wales, who has been surfing for 15 years, said he had only been surfing at Rest Bay, Porthcawl a handful of times and that was he unfamiliar with the "strength of the rips". Before he knew it, Ben was being pulled further south towards Hutchwns Point where he then signalled for help to a dog walker who then contacted the Coastguard. "Thankfully i

5.6K views · 113 reactions | Porthcawl lifeboat station pier cam this...