Moment two boys seconds away from drowning are rescued by RNLI in choppy waters beneath Blackpool pier

Footage released by the RNLI shows the children clinging to the pier's stanchions before lifeboat crew edge their small rescue boat alongside the structure and haul the exhausted pair to safety.

Footage released by the RNLI shows the children clinging to the pier's stanchions before lifeboat crew edge their small rescue boat alongside the structure and haul the exhausted pair to safety.