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Angle RNLI rescue sheep after cliff fall

Lifeboats News Release

At 3.59pm on Wednesday, 6 May the crew were tasked to provide safety cover to members of the public attempting to rescue two sheep at the base of the cliffs at Elegug Stacks.

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The lifeboat launched at 4.12pm and proceeded to the area. With public interest building and multiple members of the public gathering on the cliff above, St Govan’s and Tenby Coastguard Rescue Teams were also tasked to assist.

The lifeboat arrived on scene at 4.40pm and soon located a sheep at the base of the cliffs to the east of Elegug Stacks. Although the initial tasking was to provide safety cover, with members of the public planning to attempt a rescue it was soon decided that the best course of action would be for the lifeboat to recover the sheep to ensure that nobody put themselves at risk.

With benign sea conditions allowing for easy access to the shoreline, the lifeboats inflatable Y boat was deployed to head on to the rocky shoreline and attempt to rescue the sheep. The first was located and taken onboard the lifeboat, however after a thorough search of the area the second could not be located.

The sheep was transferred onto the all-weather lifeboat by the Y boat and taken the short distance to New Quay Beach at St Govan’s where members of the coastguard teams were waiting on the beach. Once ashore, the sheep was released to rejoin the rest of its flock in the fields above.

With no further assistance required the Y boat was recovered and the crew were stood down and returned to station. The lifeboat was back alongside her berth and readied for further service by 7.30pm.

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For further information, please contact:

David Barrett, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for RNLI Wales & West, [email protected]

Claire Fitzpatrick-Smith, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for Wales, West of England and Isle of Man, 07977 728 315, [email protected]

Danielle Rush, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for Wales, West of England and Isle of Man, 07786 668829, [email protected]

RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]

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Davey Barrett
Lifeboat Press Officer, Angle Lifeboat Station

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