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Casualty evacuated from beach and report of upturned canoe in busy day for coastguard

A WEST Cumbrian rescue team were called to rescue a casualty from a beach in Whitehaven- in the first of a busy day of rescues for the organisation. Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team were called out to three separate incidents on Friday, May 16, including a casualty evacuation in Whitehaven, the securing of a helicopter landing site at the West Cumberland Hospital, and reports of an upturned canoe in Thirlmere. In a statement on social media, the Whitehaven Coastguard Rescue Team, said: "The team, along with other emergency service colleagues, were tasked on three occasions yesterday. "𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 Tasked to assist police with the location and evacuation of a casualty from the beach at North Shore Whitehaven. "𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 - 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 Tasked to West Cumberland Hospital to secure the Helicopter Landing Site for Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 199 from Prestwick, who were transporting a casualty from a tasking with Wasdale MRT. We undertook a sweep of the area to ensure no debris and manned the site, assisting with casualty transfer from the helicopter to the ambulance. "𝗨𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 - 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲 We were tasked to a multiagency tasking, after an upturned canoe was reported on Thirlmere. "We joined assets already on scene, along with Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 936 from Caernarfon." .