The crew had been searching for Mandy for more than 40 minutes, while she clung to the board.
Scott said: “The information I was given was a blue and white paddle board, which doesn’t help when the sea is blue and white.
“She was wearing dark clothing, no wetsuit, no lifejacket, so that was really concerning given the sea state and the wind.”
With no sign of Mandy at her last known location, the crew extended its search further out.
Scott said: “I think we actually found her almost two miles from her last known location, which is a great distance to have travelled in the sea.
“When we saw the paddleboard it was instant relief, but we were also still worried.
“We didn’t know if Mandy was attached to the paddle board or is she unconscious, has she drowned?”
Mandy said: “It’s kind of hazy but I remember them trying to pull me into the boat.
“One of the boys on the boat, I remember putting my hand on his leg, I didn’t think it was real.
“He put his hand on my hand, and I was like, oh they are real.”
