
Saving Lives at Sea - Series 7 Episode 4
Find out more about the stories and stations featured in series 7 episode 4 of Saving Lives at Sea, with rescues from Fraserburgh, Portishead, Bundoran, and Porthcawl.
Portishead: Cliff fall
We also saw the volunteers at Portishead RNLI launch to help a man who had slipped down a cliff while looking for his dog.
Bundoran: Caught in a rip
In Bundoran, RNLI crews launched to a teenage girl being pulled out to sea in a rip current. Meanwhile, a member of the public had bravely jumped in to rescue her with a lifebuoy. Fighting a big swell and spray, the volunteers pulled the girl and man into the lifeboat to safety.
Porthcawl: Doggy paddle
Then we saw the crew at Porthcawl launch their D class lifeboat twice in a day to search for Ollie the springer spaniel. On their second launch, they found him safe and well, having been spotted by a kayaker.
Fraserburgh: Missing fisherman
And finally, we saw the volunteer crew at Fraserburgh RNLI heading out in the pitch black to search for a fisherman who hadn’t yet returned home. They were joined by lifeboats from Fraserburgh, Peterhead and Macduff, as well as two Coastguard rescue helicopters, local Coastguard teams and the police.
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