A windsurfer had to be rescued by an AFM helicopter crew yesterday afternoon after he was unable to return to land in Qbajjar Bay, near Marsalforn.

Onlookers on shore raised the alarm and monitored his progress as he drifted towards Ramla Bay, buffeted by the strong wind and rough sea.

He was eventually winched aboard an AFM helicopter. The man was not injured.

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