By Isle of Wight Observer
Yarmouth RNLI crew, worked together with the Coastguard’s mud-rescue team to extract a person stuck near Fort Victoria around 12.30pm last Thursday (March 26).
The rescuers placed the casualty onboard the smaller RNLI Y-boat, which is able to enter shallow waters before transferring them onto the larger Severn Class lifeboat.
They were then placed onto a stretcher for the return journey to Yarmouth Harbour, where the Coastguard team re-joined Yarmouth RNLI in continuing casualty care until they were met with the ambulance service who took them to St Mary’s for further treatment.
Lifeboat volunteer crew, Katie Ould, said: “Conditions were perfect for the Y-Boat as the sea was flat, and it was easy to pick a safe, rock-free route from the Severn into the shoreline.
“When we reached the casualty, the Coastal Rescue Team (CRT) lead introduced us and talked us through what had happened and what actions they had taken so far, which included immobilising them and laying them flat in their yellow inflatable mud-rescue kit to prevent further injury.
“Both the CRT and the RNLI crews then worked very well together as we transferred the casualty as a team to the Y-Boat in a calm and controlled manner.”
Mal Butler