TWO people who fell overboard from a speedboat were rescued on Sunday afternoon at Lyme Regis.

They were picked up by a RIB – rigid inflatable boat – before being transferred to the Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat.

The lifeboat was launched at 3.05pm after being called to the incident off Monmouth beach.

Both people were unhurt and taken by the lifeboat to the safety of Lyme Regis harbour.

The lifeboat crew, who also towed the speedboat into harbour, returned at 3.55pm.