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Tenby lifeboat assists with treatment of casualty with injured ankle.

Lifeboats News Release

Tenby's all-weather lifeboat was launched at 1.50pm on Monday 12th August, after a request from RNLI lifeguards and Coastguards for pain relief for a casualty that had fallen, injuring their ankle on the beach at Pendine.

The volunteer crew made best speed to Pendine and upon arrival, the y-boat was launched with trained casualty care crew and their equipment aboard to head into the beach to administer pain relief.

With the casualty now much more comfortable, they were left in the capable hands of the lifeguards and coastguards and the lifeboat returned to station, arriving at 3.40pm.

Although the RNLI is known as the charity that saves lives at sea, we want to save every one and our volunteers are on call 24/7 365 days a year. They are only too happy to assist our fellow emergency services with rescues such as this, where we can make a difference and provide pain relief to a casualty that would otherwise have been in a lot more pain and discomfort until an ambulance arrives.

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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.

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