12-year-old among three rescued after being caught in rip current
The incident happened around 2.40pm at Tyninghame Beach in East Lothian. The UK Coastguard paged Dunbar RNLI for assistance after a report of two people in the water.
It soon transpired there were three individuals involved after the inshore D class lifeboat was launched 10 minutes later.
The volunteer crew arrived at the scene 10 minutes later and found the trio had been helped by a local surfer but the family all needed medical attention.
They had got into difficult after being caught in a strong rip current running out to sea and the assistance of the experienced surfer helped save them from any more damage.
Read More
Competitor in Jim Clark Rally dies in crash during Scottish Borders race
One of the three was airlifted to hospital in the Coastguard helicopter, with the Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland also in attendance.
Dunbar RNLI helm Jamie Forrester said: 'When we arrived the casualties were all in need of medical assistance. One, in particular, was very unwell. We treated the casualties until the helicopter and ambulance arrived.
'Tyninghame Beach is notorious for strong rip currents, which are difficult to spot. This incident shows how easy a simple trip to the beach can turn serious. If it hadn't been for the swift actions of the experienced surfer, who was a strong swimmer, this could have been a very different outcome.'
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Reuters
3 days ago
- Reuters
About 2,000 gallons of diesel spills in Baltimore waterfront, US officials say
June 5 (Reuters) - A 2,000-gallon diesel spill that originated at a hospital facility in Baltimore, Maryland, on Wednesday tainted a waterfront in a popular tourist spot in the city, but there was no impact on drinking water in the area, officials said on Thursday. The spill originated from a Johns Hopkins Hospital facility near the marina and was initially estimated at only 100 gallons, the office of Maryland Governor Wes Moore said in a statement. The spill has been contained in the marina in Harbor East, an area roughly 100 by 250 yards, the statement added. Moore's office said that the water in the area had turned red due to dye in the diesel fuel, and that the U.S. Coast Guard was working with a contractor on cleanup efforts. "My team and I are currently onsite at Fells Point, where there's been an oil spill of unknown origins," Moore said in a post on X earlier on Wednesday, before the origin of the spill was identified. Fells Point is a historic, waterfront neighborhood in the city. Johns Hopkins Hospital was engaged in response, according to the governor's statement. The hospital did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.
BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Wing foiler with suspected spinal injury saved from sea in Devon
Emergency services have described how they worked together in a "complex life-saving operation" where a man suffered suspected spinal injuries while wing RNLI said two lifeguards responded to the emergency at Bantham beach just before 11:00 BST on Sunday after spotting a man waving for help in windy conditions more than 200m (656ft) from they arrived on scene, the pair found he had had an accident with his board and he was taken back to shore on the rescue lifeguard beach Sedgewell Cove coordinated a response from the HM Coastguard and the air ambulance arrived to take the man to the hospital. 'True professionals' Luke Lane-Prokopiou, Seasonal Lifeguard Supervisor, said it was "a fantastic show of multi-agency" teams "working in harmony".He said: "Without the initial actions of RNLI Lifeguards this could have been a very different outcome. "We could not be prouder of how our RNLI Lifeguards acted, they were true professionals in a complex lifesaving operation."The service said lifeguards would be on Bantham beach throughout the summer between 10:00 and 18:00 BST.
BBC News
5 days ago
- BBC News
Woman rescued after falling down 8ft well in Porthcurno
A woman was rescued by fire and coastguard crews after falling 8ft (2.4m) down a well in Cornwall, Falmouth Coastguard said. Falmouth Coastguard said its Land's End crew was scrambled to the incident in Porthcurno on Monday at about 13:50 BST, to assist fire crews with the Howell from the coastguard said they used "rope rescue techniques" to "extract the woman" and she was brought out woman was uninjured, she added, and the rescue was an example of inter-agency working with Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, which the BBC has contacted for comment.
