Wells RNLI assist three people and a dog cut off by the tide

Wells RNLI D class inshore lifeboat Peter Wilcox was launched from the boathouse at 4.38pm with a volunteer crew of three on board and proceeded to the location given to the north west side of Wells beach.

The inshore lifeboat crew quickly located the casualties at 4.40pm due to good visibility.

The inshore lifeboat crew helped the casualties and the dog aboard, they were unharmed and required no medical assistance. They were transferred back to the boathouse.

Wells RNLI Peter Wilcox was back ashore at 4.45pm rehoused, refuelled and back on service again at 5.15pm

Chris Hardy, Lifeboat Operations Manager at RNLI Wells, said: ‘The importance of raising the alarm when seeing someone in distress cannot be understated as without the swift alarm raising this may have been a different outcome. We all must play our part in keeping our coasts safe and alerting the authorities immediately if we see anyone in distress especially as many of us will be enjoying the sunshine and heading to the beach.’

Notes to editors

Wells RNLI has a D class inshore lifeboat Peter Wilcox and a Shannon class all- weather lifeboat Duke of Edinburgh. The boathouse and the all-weather lifeboat were new in 2022. The Duke of Edinburgh lifeboat was the first UK Launch a Memory lifeboat, which has 15,000 names printed on the decals. This helped to raise much needed funds for the RNLI and attracts thousands of visitors to the station each year.

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