A bride who went body boarding after her wedding had to be rescued by lifeboats when she became stranded on rocks.

Jennifer Grant had been taking a post ceremony surf in Newquay, Cornwall, when she got into difficulty at 2.30pm on Sunday.

She managed to scrambled onto the rocks at Porth Island but was unable to make her way back to shore.

Her husband, who had also been in the water, alerted coastguards and two RNLI lifeboats were launched.

RNLI volunteers recovered the bride onto their D class lifeboat and she was returned to the beach to be treated by paramedics.

A spokeswoman for the RNLI said: "The newlywed bride had been taking a post wedding surf at Porth beach when she got into difficulties.

"She had managed to scramble onto the rocks on Porth Island but was unable to make her way back to shore.

"Both lifeboats launched and the D class lifeboat swiftly recovered the lady before returning her to the beach."

It is believed the couple had married the previous day.

A spokesman for Falmouth Coastguard added: "We called a land ambulance to attend to her minor injuries."

After the bride's rescue, the RNLI volunteers were diverted to Lamorna cove where two men had been trapped by the incoming spring tide.

The Atlantic lifeboat, along with the D class, stood by due to the "heavy swell" as a helicopter from RNAS Culdrose was on its way, the RNLI spokeswoman said.

Both men were airlifted from the cove and to the top of the cliff.