St Agnes RNLI Lifeboat Launches to Three Stranded at Cligga Head
The volunteer crew of St Agnes Lifeboat was paged at 4.07pm this afternoon in response to a distress call to HM Coastguard, Falmouth.
The D-Class inshore lifeboat was launched seven minutes later and made haste to the Cligga Head area. In slight seas and with good visibility the crew were able to locate the casualties quickly once on scene. Two of the three casualties were found to be in relative safety in a small cove to the west of Gligga, while a third was clinging to rocks. All three people were safely brought aboard the lifeboat where initial casualty care assessments were carried out before they were taken directly to Perranporth Beach. The lifeboat crew were able to radio ahead to request a rendezvous with RNLI lifeguards at the beach and the casualties were handed over to their care.
On return passage to Trevaunance Cove the crew was able to locate the kayak, used by one of the casualties, and it was taken back to station.
Volunteer crew member Laura Penhaul commented, “It is tempting to think that warm weather makes the sea a safer place but sadly that’s not the case. Thankfully, in this instance, the casualties were able to use the SOS satellite function on their mobile device to call the emergency services.”
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was refuelled and rehoused at 1800 hours.
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