Medical evacuation from Holy Island
At 5.23am on Thursday 17 September 2020, UK Coastguard requested the launch of Seahouses all-weather lifeboat to assist the North East Ambulance Service.
The lifeboat launched, taking the ambulance crew to Holy Island, where they were met by the local Coastguard team, who took them to the casualty’s location.
The casualty was assessed and the paramedics crew decided that she should be evacuated to hospital.
She was transported to the lifeboat and taken back to an ambulance at Seahouses harbour, where she was driven to hospital.
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