
RNLI Clacton launch to reports of person in the water
On Tuesday 22 November 2022 at approximately 4.00pm, crew from the Clacton-on-Sea RNLI Lifeboat station received a call to reports of a person entering the water the under Clacton Pier.
The volunteer crew launched their D-Class ILB (Inshore Lifeboat) Damar’s Pride into clear and calm sea conditions making their way to the reported location.
Upon arrival to the last reported location the crew conducted a thorough search under the pier and of the immediate area with no results. One crew member disembarked the lifeboat and was placed on the shoreline, and again after a search nothing was found.
The crew were then informed that the casualty was already in the care of the Essex Police and East of England ambulance crews.
The crew were then stood down by the UK Coastguard, so the crew member ashore was taken back aboard the lifeboat and the lifeboat returned to the lifeboat station, where the lifeboat was cleaned, refuelled and put back onto active service by 4.45pm.
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For more information please contact:
Mark Walsham, RNLI Clacton volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 07468511158, or [email protected]
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