
Fowey lifeboat crew launch to trapped canoeist
In the first shout of the year for Fowey lifeboat volunteers, on Sunday 19 January as the crew were recovering the D class after their regular Sunday morning training session at 12pm, a canoeist came alongside under the davit.
They requested help for a fellow canoeist who was stuck between the tug and the tug barge west of Penmarlam opposite Jetty 5 and 6. This was potentially a very dangerous position with a strong ebb tide running.
The Launch Authority decided to relaunch the D class immediately and advised Falmouth Coastguard that we were self launching at 12.03pm to the incident.
The lifeboat crew arrived on scene at 12.10pm to find the canoeist had managed to extricate herself from the situation and was safely on the nearby beach.
The crew proceeded to her position to check that she was alright, and it was ascertained that all was well. She was part of a group of canoeists from Golant and would be returning there. Safety advice was given.
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