Newquay Lifeboat called to assist 72 Year old lady at Crantock
On 26 March, Newquay RNLI lifeboat volunteers were paged to reports of a 72 year old lady having fallen into shallow water at Crantock Beach and was struggling to get up.
With an incoming tide, the charity's D class inshore lifeboat was launched and the crew made their way to the area.
On arrival, the crew were informed that the lady had been helped out of the water by a National Trust employee and driven to the car park by the owner of Cargo Coffee. An ambulance had already been called and the lady received a thorough assessment by South West Ambulance service paramedics before being allowed to go home.
Crew of the lifeboat were stood down and returned to the lifeboat station at 3:42pm.
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