Llandudno RNLI launch twice on hottest day on record
Llandudno RNLI launch twice on hottest day on record
Lifeboats News Release
Llandudno volunteer crew launched at 12:40pm on Tuesday 19th July to assist two paddle-boarders that had been taken out to sea by a strong offshore wind and were reported to be half a mile off Colwyn Bay Beach.
The inshore lifeboat, Dr Barbara Saunderson, headed straight towards the given position, through the choppy swell that had built up from the wind. While en-route, the lifeboat was informed that the casualties had been located, one being taken aboard a local fishing boat, and the other being taken ashore by a jetski in the area. Once the lifeboat was on scene, they made their way to the fishing vessel, which had steamed to a more sheltered area close to Porth Eirias. They then transferred the casualty and paddle-boards from the fishing vessel and back to shore, where Llandudno Coastguard were in attendance. The lifeboat then proceeded back to the boathouse, where she was refueled and made ready for service.
Just minutes after the refueling and washing of all equipment, the inshore lifeboat was then tasked again. This time to reports of a casualty that had got into difficulty while swimming at the base of the Little Orme and was at that time, clinging onto a rock and was unable to get back to shore. The lifeboat re-launched and located the casualty, got them aboard the boat and took them back to the lifeboat station, where Llandudno Coastguard were once again there to offer assistance.
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.
