Six men who risked their lives to rescue people caught in the sea at Aberdyfi last year have been nominated for a St David Award.

First Minister Mark Drakeford recently announced the inspirational people shortlisted for the awards, which include Alun Edwards, Arwel Jones, Drew Nickless and Josh, Will and Ollie Brown, who have been nominated for the Bravery Award.

RNLI volunteers Arwel, Drew and Alun were helped by brothers Josh, Will and Ollie when two separate groups of people got into trouble in the sea at Aberdyfi on a Sunday afternoon last summer.

Their quick action helped saved the lives of seven people.

Alun said: “It truly is a great honour to be nominated as a finalist and be put in the same category as the other nominees, all of us involved on the day are very proud. We all hope more than anything that something like this does not happen again and people can learn from the day’s events. If you go to the seaside please seek local/expert knowledge.”

The St David Awards are Wales’ national awards, which celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the people of Wales. The First Minister said: “This year’s St David Awards finalists are an inspiring group of people that we are lucky to have living and working in Wales.”

The online award ceremony will take place on 24 March.