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Fleetwood RNLI save Man and Dog from Fast-Moving Tide

Lifeboats News Release

The charity’s inshore lifeboat launched on Tuesday morning (23 July 2024) when incoming tides cut him and the dog he was walking off on Fleetwood Beach.

Fleetwood's Inshore RNLI Lifeboat D-853 Harbet making way with three crew members aboard

RNLI/Chris Jameson

Fleetwood's Inshore RNLI Lifeboat D-853 Harbet

The page was received from HM Coastguard at Holyhead at 11:10am, with the boat being launched a few minutes later. Conditions were calm and visibility good, but the tide was moving quickly and the casualties were treading water by the time the volunteer crew reached them.

Having been brought aboard the boat, the casualties were returned to the lifeboat station, the entire rescue having taken less than ten minutes from launch to recovery. They were initially checked by a paramedic RNLI volunteer before being handed over into the care of the North West Ambulance Service.

Daryl Randles, RNLI Senior Station Technician who was at the helm of the lifeboat said, ‘The tides can move at a speed of up to a foot in depth every five minutes in Fleetwood, and had the gentleman today not called us when he did the shout would have had a very different outcome. It just goes to show why we always recommend carrying a means of reaching help with you, and if you find yourself in trouble call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.’

Notes to editors

· Fleetwood’s RNLI Inshore Lifeboat is named HARBET and is a D-Class boat.

· Photo credit: RNLI/ Chris Jameson

· Fleetwood lifeboat station has been operating since 1859. To learn more about the lifeboat station go to: http://fleetwoodlifeboat.org.uk

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For more information please contact David Devereux, Fleetwood RNLI Press Officer, on 07591 675733 / [email protected] Danielle Rush, RNLI Regional Communications Lead, West, on 07786 668829/ [email protected] or Claire Fitzpatrick-Smith, Regional Communications Manager on 07977 728315 / [email protected]

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