Southwold RNLI volunteers involved in rescue of 10-year-old swimmer
Southwold Lifeboat launched on Thursday 11 April to reports of two people in the water just off Walberswick Beach.
As the lifeboat was launching into the river, the fishing vessel Laura K, which was already in the water, steamed out of the harbour and went to the aid of the swimmers. When the lifeboat arrived on scene the crew of the Laura K were in the process of recovering the young girl with their life ring; the other swimmer had made their way safely ashore.
The lifeboat crew took over the recovery and brought the young swimmer back to the lifeboat station and performed a medical assessment, before reuniting her with her family.
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