St Bees RNLI launch to trapped vehicle.
At just after 4:00pm on Tuesday 22 October St Bees RNLI volunteers were requested by Belfast Coastguard to launch to Ravenglass estuary.
Late on Tuesday afternoon the volunteers at St Bees launched to go to the aid of a four-wheel drive vehicle stuck in the sand. The vehicle was attempting to cross the river at the ford when they got into difficulty. As the crew arrived at the entrance to Ravenglass they were informed that Whitehaven Coastguard had successfully rescued the casualties.
Having been stood down by Belfast Coastguard the lifeboat returned to the station. After a quick cup of tea and a biscuit the crew joined the rest of the volunteers for the planned casualty care training course.
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