
Jet Ski call out for RNLI St Davids
St Davids RNLI were requested to launch at 4.20pm on Wednesday 26th June after a 999 call by a member of the public to the Coastguard reporting a person in the water off Porthgain.
The casualty was seen struggling to get onto a jet ski and subsequently lost sight of them, causing concern for their welfare.
Whilst the all-weather lifeboat Norah Wortley was proceeding to the location, the Coastguard put out an “any vessels in the area” request for help. A local boat responded and assisted the casualty and jet ski into Porthgain harbour, where they were met by St Davids Coastguard Cliff Rescue Team.
Upon arrival at Porthgain harbour entrance, the charity’s lifeboat and volunteer crew stood by providing communication assistance for the Coastguard until it was deemed that the casualty was safely ashore.
Will Chant, RNLI Coxswain for St Davids RNLI lifeboat, says: ‘The casualty had drifted a long way from where they initially came off the jetski and was fortunate that a vessel local to the vicinity could respond so quickly. Without the intervention of this boat, and the initial call from a member of the public, the outcome could have been quite different.’
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