A sailor was rescued by a lifeboat crew after his yacht ran aground near Porth Colmon.

The RNLI at Porthdinllaen sent out its relief Tamar class lifeboat shortly after returning from a training exercise on Wednesday evening.

The 24ft yacht had been travelling en route to Cemaes Bay from Porthmadog when it suffered damage - with the lone crewman suffering a medical condition.

The lifeboat arrived on the scene off Traeth Penllech at around 8.10pm, along with coastguard rescue teams from nearby Aberdaron and Porthdinllaen.

The rescue tender was deployed with two casualty care trained crew members onboard, who manoeuvered alongside the yacht with waves breaking over.

The sailor was taken back to Porthdinllaen lifeboat station where his condition was monitored before he was given further treatment by the coastguard rescue team.

Robert Jones, second coxswain at RNLI Porthdinllaen, said: "The yacht was fast aground off Traeth Penllech when we arrived at the scene and with breaking waves and shallow water, there was no means of recovering the yacht safely."

"Our experienced and highly trained crew were able to carry out a textbook retrieval of the casualty from the yacht and to the safety of the lifeboat."

"As always, we advise that anyone who ventures to sea, has made somebody ashore aware of their intentions and when they can be expected to return. Our thanks as well to our colleagues at Porthdinllaen and Aberdaron Coastguard Rescue Teams who provided support to us."