Nicola's hobbies include sailing, paddleboarding and travelling, her next trip is to Hong Kong.

Underwater teams are searching for a missing man after a couple in their 20s, believed to have been paddleboarding, fell into a reservoir.

"There was an explosion in paddleboarding during Covid and those years where we were not able to travel," he said.

He said Covid restrictions and accessibility of equipment had boosted paddleboarding's popularity.

He said paddleboarding was a "great social activity" but said people needed to develop core skills before venturing on to the water.