Two Coastguard helicopters descended on a Welsh beach on Bank Holiday Monday amid concerns a ‘father and his two sons’ may have got into difficulty.
The helicopters were filmed circling around Barmouth Beach in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, this afternoon.
An RNLI lifeboat was also pictured on the beach as emergency services launched a rescue mission.
Locals tonight said they hoped the frantic search would have ‘a happy ending’ and claimed that those involved are ‘two boys and their dad’.
A spokesman for North Wales Police told MailOnline: ‘We are currently assisting HM Coastguard with an incident on Barmouth Beach.
‘We kindly ask people to keep away from the area while emergency services deal with the incident.’
MailOnline has contacted HM Coastguard for further comment.
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Two helicopters descended on a Welsh beach on Bank Holiday Monday
Search and rescue teams were seen operating in the area on Monday
Locals tonight said they hoped the frantic search would have ‘a happy ending’ and claimed that those involved are ‘two boys and their dad’