Lifeboat crew respond to casualty who had slipped on rocks
Barmouth volunteer crew tasked to assist Barmouth and Aberdovey Coastguard Rescue Teams with a casualty who had slipped on the rocks
On Thursday 8th August, the inshore lifeboat (ILB) crew and Craig Steadman were paged at 5.50pm, tasked to assist Barmouth and Aberdovey Coastguard Rescue Teams with a casualty who had slipped on the rocks in between Friog and Llwyngwril. Due to the tricky location, Barmouth Lifeboat’s ILB crew were deployed to locate the casualty and were first on scene to assess the casualty’s condition and provide first aid until the mobile coastguard unit arrived. The coastguard team then took over to stabilise and monitor the casualty until Rescue 936’s paramedic arrived, where the casualty was transported to an awaiting ambulance. The Volunteer ILB crew were requested by HM coastguard to stand by until the coastguard rescue team and other personnel had cleared the beach due to a flooding tide.
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