Monday 25th May, Bank Holiday Monday saw the beach full of happy holidaymakers enjoying the glorious sunshine, inevitably this usually means our volunteer crew will be called into action.
SHOUT ONE
The pagers sounded at 2.48pm as the volunteer crew of inshore lifeboat (ILB)
Craig Steadman were tasked by HM Coastguard to reports of a missing child near South Bank, Fairbourne beach. Launching into calm seas with good visibility the crew swiftly made their way towards the scene. On route they were stood down as the child had been safely located. The crew returned to station where the lifeboat was refuelled and readied for service.
SHOUT TWO
The pagers sounded at 6.45pm as the ILB crew were tasked by HM Coastguard to assist a broken down jet ski. On arriving upon the scene, the casualty was in a group of seven jet skis so it was suggested to the group that between them, they towed the broken jet ski back to Aberdyfi. The lifeboat crew were stood down by HM Coastguard and returned to Barmouth
SHOUT THREE
On returning to Barmouth the ILB crew self launched having been alerted by North Wales Police to reports of a missing six year old girl. The crew began search patterns along the shoreline before being stood down when the child was located ten minutes later on the beach.
The volunteer crew of ILB CraigSteadman returned to the boathouse where she was refuelled and readied for service.
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,700 lives.
