St Bees lifeboat launches to dog walker reportedly cut off by tide
At 1:03 pm on Tuesday 2 August, St Bees RNLI were tasked by HM Coastguard to a person and their dog seen close to the water’s edge, just off the cliffs of St Bees Head.
St Bees RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew launched and made way to the last reported location of the person. Whitehaven and Maryport local Coastguard Rescue Teams quickly arrived on scene and conducted a shoreline search with volunteers from St Bees RNLI. With the tide heading in, the shore search was soon paused and Workington RNLI's all-weather lifeboat was then tasked with assisting the search. With the sea in a moderately choppy state with multiple sets of breaking waves, the two vessels conducted a shoreline search around St Bees Head.
At approximately 2:05 pm after an extensive search carried out by both lifeboats and with no sign of a missing person, both lifeboats and the Coastguard teams were stood down by HM Coastguard. St Bees lifeboat was then recovered and made ready for the next tasking.
It is believed that the call was a false alarm with good intent.
Dick Beddows, volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager for St Bees RNLI, said:
‘St Bees and Workington’s volunteer lifeboat crews carry out regular joint training exercises. In an emergency situation, this regular joint training ensures an efficient and coordinated response.’
Notes to editors
● St Bees lifeboat station has been operating since 1970. To learn more about the lifeboat station go to http://www.rnli.org.uk/StBees
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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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