Whilst on holiday in August 2010, my friend's stepson was washed out to sea in a small dinghy. Fortunately, an RNLI boat had just returned to base from a training exercise, and were able to rush out and get him.
Tomorrow, my friend runs the London marathon to raise funds for the RNLI. He is not a runner and is quite overweight, so it will be a huge challenge.
Can everyone please send some positive thoughts his way.