One person taken to hospital after beach rescue

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The rescue happened at Aberavon beach on Monday evening

One person has been taken to hospital after reports of someone getting into difficulty in the water at a popular beach.

The coastguard was called to Aberavon beach in Neath Port Talbot at 18:09 BST on Monday.

A coastguard helicopter and Port Talbot RNLI lifeboat joined a rescue operation, while South Wales Police asked people to "avoid the area".

The Welsh Ambulance Service said one person had been taken to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend.


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