Mumbles youngest volunteer completed her first rescue

Isobel Ace a 17 year old from The Mumbles completed her first rescue in the lifeboat today.

Just after 4.30 pm the volunteers of the Mumbles inshore lifeboat were called by Milford Haven Coastguard to assist in rescuing a man trapped by the fast incoming tide at the middle island.

Isobel was first to the station and the boat was on the scene within 5 minutes. The man was cold and wet but otherwise unharmed.

Lifeboat Operations Manager Tim Conway said ‘ Isobel is a real credit to our volunteer crew. She comes from a long line of family members who have served the charity. Her dad is also on the crew and both grandparents are keen fundraisers too. Without our volunteer crew we simply can not operate. Isobel has just passed her first phase of training which in total takes a year to complete’ .

Isobel, a student at Bishop Gore comprehensive is looking forward being part of the team at the Mumbles for years to come.

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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.

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