Stonehaven RNLI successfully rescues fallen walkers in joint rescue operation
Just before noon on Thursday 8 February, Stonehaven RNLI were tasked by HM Coastguard to assist with an incident just south of Stonehaven.
Stonehaven RNLI’s volunteer crew launched with their Atlantic 85, Jamie Hunter, to reports of two walkers who had fallen at the cliffs at Todhead, just south of Stonehaven.
On arrival on scene, the rock exposure at the base of the cliff made it unsafe to get the lifeboat in close enough for crew to simply step off. Two of the volunteer crew swam the short distance from the lifeboat to the shore with medical kit.
The casualties were assessed and provided with medical assistance. They were handed over to the Coastguard rescue teams and helicopter. One casualty was airlifted to a waiting ambulance at the cliff top for further assessment and treatment. The second was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Andy Martin, RNLI Atlantic 85 Helm at Stonehaven RNLI commented: ‘Today was a good outcome and is why our volunteers train week in, week out. It was a perfect example of different emergency and rescue services working together to provide assistance to the general public.’
Notes to editors
· Stonehaven RNLI was re-established in 2013 with the placing on service of a B-Class Atlantic 75. The current Inshore lifeboat is an Atlantic 85 B-Class the ‘Jamie Hunter’
· On 25th February Stonehaven RNLI commemorates the 150th Anniversary of the tragedy of the 1874 Stonehaven lifeboat disaster
· This year sees the 200th Anniversary of the establishment of the RNLI
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