It's just lazy journalism - putting the picture of a modern CG S92 in front of an old story about RN SAR at Culdrose which may or may not be apocryphal but is at least 4 years old (the CG don't use SAR divers and even the RN stopped quite a few years ago).
The only good thing about it is as a reminder to grockles/emmetts about the dangers of inflatable toys and offshore winds.
Although the winchman might make an effort to recover a surfboard or windsurfer (as long as it doesn't compromise the safety of the aircraft or crew) inflatables are routinely sent to Davy Jones locker to prevent further callouts and searches when someone else reports them.