Redcar RNLI Lifeboat crew pull two from rip current at Marske
Redcar RNLI volunteers launched at 1.32pm Monday 25 August to assist numerous persons reported to have been caught by a rip current at Marske by the Sea.
RNLI Atlantic 85 lifeboat Howard Bell arrived on scene four minutes later and its volunteer crew managed to pull one casualty from the water into the lifeboat very quickly. The remaining casualty was seen to go under the water, and a crew member was instructed to enter the sea pulling the casualty back to the surface and then with the assistance of other crew members, haul the casualty on board the lifeboat. Other potential casualties had managed to make it back to the shore.
The lifeboat returned to Redcar RNLI boathouse where an ambulance from the North East Ambulance Service was waiting to give medical assistance.
Ben Cutter, Helm for the rescue said: ‘The rip current was very strong and made it difficult for swimmers to make it back to the shore. We arrived on scene and proceeded to get both casualties onto the lifeboat as quickly as we could. If you are caught in a rip current stay calm and don’t panic Swim parallel to the beach until you are free of the rip or lay back in the water, extend your arms and legs and float.’
Notes to Editors
Redcar lifeboat station has been operating since 1802
Redcar currently operates a B-class lifeboat named Leicester Challenge III, paid for by the people of Leicester, and an IB1-class lifeboat named Eileen May Loach-Thomas, paid from the legacy of the late Mr Nick Thomas of Shropshire
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