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St Ives RNLI tasked to fisherman at Godrevy point
On Wednesday 28 October, St Ives RNLI were tasked by Falmouth Coastguard at 7.05am to conduct a welfare check on a fisherman who may have been cut off by the tide in the area of Godrevy point.
They made best speed across the bay towards Godrevy point and once on scene located the fisherman who appeared to be in a good position and in no difficulty.
Volunteer Helm Jonathan Harvey made an assessment and decided that due to the size of the swell the safest option was to stay in their current position where they could clearly see the fisherman rather than moving in towards the rocks. The inshore lifeboat
Donald Dean sat just offshore for ten minutes to keep watch of the fisherman who then packed up, moved off the rocks and safely back onto the coastal path.
As the fisherman was now in a place of safety away from the water the inshore lifeboat was stood down and the volunteer crew made their way back to St Ives. The lifeboat was once again made ready for service by 08.20am.
The call made was with good intent and volunteer Helm Jonathan Harvey said: “We would like to reassure the member of the public who raised the alarm that they absolutely did the right thing. We’d much rather respond and find that everything is ok than risk someone getting into difficulty”.
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