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Teenage fisherman rescued by lifeboat after being cut off by tide on Scots coast
The teenager raised the alarm after being left stranded at Southerness in Dumfries and Galloway.
A fisherman had to be rescued by lifeboat after being cut off by the tide.
The teenager raised the alarm after being left stranded at Southerness, Dumfries and Galloway on Wednesday afternoon.
Kippford RNLI, Nith Inshore Lifeboat, Annan Coastguard and the Coastguard Rescue 199 helicopter all rushed to the scene.
The Kippford crew launched the Ronnie Sinclair D-Class lifeboat 10 minutes after being pagded at 2.30pm and made good speed thanks to a force two breeze and slight sea state.
The three volunteer crew members spotted the casualty perched on a rock just offshore at 3.10pm. The teenager was uninjured and he and his fishing equipment were taken on board.
Kippford's inshore lifeboat is ideal for navigating the shallow and rocky waters around Southerness so the crew were able to take the teenager ashore to be reunited with friends and hand over to the care of the Annan Coastguard team.
The crew returned to Kippford, with the shore crew volunteers washing and refuelling the boat.
Kippford RNLI volunteer lifeboat helm, Ross Kennedy, said: 'The tides in our area are notoriously tricky and its not uncommon to see tidal cut offs at Southerness.
'The casualty did exactly the right thing by calling 999 and asking for the coastguard.
'Any attempt to return to shore could have made the situation much worse.
'As a crew we train regularly for these scenarios and were able to put that into practice to effect a very successful rescue.'
