Seahouses lifeboat assists two people stranded at St Cuthberts Isle
At 4:32pm on Sunday 6 March 2022, UK Coastguard requested the launch of Seahouses inshore lifeboat to investigate a report of two people cut off by the rising tide, on St Cuthbert’s Isle, beside Holy Island.
The inshore lifeboat crew were paged, and made best speed to Holy Island. On arrival, the two were quickly located, and transported from St Cuthbert’s Isle, onto Holy Island, where they were handed into the care of the local Coastguard Rescue Team. The person who tried to swim ashore, was wearing a wetsuit, and no medical assistance was required for either casualty.
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