Abereiddy Panic Attack Launch for St Davids RNLI
St Davids all-weather lifeboat was requested to launch at 8.43pm on Wednesday 7th August to extract a casualty suffering from a panic attack at Abereiddy blue lagoon.
The charity's lifeboat and volunteer crew launched and proceeded to the location, arriving on scene at 9.13pm.
With twilight descending, Norah Wortley’s daughter boat was deployed with two crew onboard to access the lagoon. Both casualty and partner were assisted onboard the vessel and with no medical assistance required, they were returned safely to the mainland side of the lagoon.
Once members of St Davids Coastguard Rescue Team received the casualty onshore, the lifeboat was stood down and returned to station, rehousing at 9.57pm.
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