Second call out in three days for Kirkcudbright RNLI
Kirkcudbright Lifeboat was called out on Wednesday 29 April just after 1 pm. The volunteer crew were asked to assist paramedics and the local coastguard team to evacuate an injured casualty from a yacht.
The yacht was berthed on the pontoon close to the temporary berth of the Kirkcudbright RNLI Lifeboat.
To facilitate a safer move of the casualty, the lifeboat was requested to take the casualty on board and move them a short distance to the waiting ambulance.
All three emergency services, the RNLI, HM Coastguard and the Ambulance Service worked closely together to provide the best outcome for the casualty.
The lifeboat was then checked and refuelled ready for the next service.
This is the second call out this week. On Monday the lifeboat was turned back after responding to a request by the coastguard to assist persons who had been reported as stranded on a local island.
They however, had managed to get ashore without assistance. The RNLI is on service 24/7, 365 days a year and the crew do not mind going out even if turned back.
Kirkcudbright Lifeboat remains on its temporary mooring in the river as work progresses on the new boathouse extension.
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Christine Collins, volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for Kirkcudbright RNLI, [email protected]
Richard Smith, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for Scotland, 07826 900639, [email protected]
Martin Macnamara, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for Scotland, 07920 365929, [email protected]
RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]
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