Fowey RNLI lifeboat crew assist with medical emergency
On Monday 4 May, not long after midnight at 12:32am, Fowey lifeboat station was tasked by Falmouth Coastguard to assess and assist a medical emergency onboard a visiting yacht in Fowey Harbour.
Fowey’s volunteer crew launched their D class lifeboat at 12:50am and arrived on scene three minutes later. The crew made an initial assessment and determined that onward medical care was required. The casualty was transferred to the lifeboat pontoon on a Harbour Master vessel and passed to the care of the St Austell Coastguard Rescue Team. After further assessment the casualty was moved up to the lifeboat station to await the ambulance, which arrived a short while later. The casualty was transferred to hospital for onward care.
This was an excellent example of multiple agencies working together.
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