A KID goat which was stranded on a ledge at Brean Down has died after falling into the sea, despite rescue attempts from the RNLI and Coastguard.

On the morning of Wednesday, May 8, volunteers from Burnham-on-Sea RNLI rushed to the scene after a report that the baby goat had fallen into the water.

The goat, which was reportedly on the ledge for 'some time', made its way back onto a rock after first falling into the sea, but sadly a second fall resulted in its death.

"The goat’s mother was on the cliff bleating away, so we were tasked to stop anyone members of the public getting in trouble trying to assist," said Volunteer helmsman, Tim Johnson.

"Having launched from the town slip at high water, we made good speed in great conditions across the beaches to Brean down.

"On arrival we were updated by local coastguard units and informant of the actual location, so made our way into the rocks."

Sadly, it was decided that the goat was deceased upon the RNLI's arrival.

"We bagged it up and passed it onto a local coastguard unit at the slipway in Brean," Tim added.

Burnham-on-Sea Coastguard Rescue Team also attended, but were unable to intervene as there was no danger to human life.

A spokesperson for the Coastguard said: "You may have seen on some local social media groups that there has been some concern for a kid goat that had been stranded on a ledge for some time.

"Sadly the youngster fell from that ledge this morning into the high tide.

"After scrambling onto a rock, it then fell back into the water and was unable to get back to safety.

"With concerns that members of the public were going to put themselves in danger, we were tasked to attend.

"With the high water making the goat unreachable without considerable risk to the team, RNLI Lifeboats at Burnham-on-Sea were also tasked to recover the kid goat and it was handed over to our team members on shore.

"While the goat was stranded on the side of Brean Down for some time, and we were approached by the public to ask if we could intervene, unfortunately, we were unable to get involved as there was no danger to human life."