Burnham-on-Sea RNLI volunteers paged for deceased goat
The pagers were set buzzing this morning 9 May at 0802 am after a goat had been reported as falling from the side of Brean Down
Burnham’s D class lifeboat Burnham Reach was quickly launched from Burnham jetty at approximately high water, and the volunteers proceeded to the South side of Brean down.
Volunteer helmsman Tim Johnson describes the incident:-
‘We were tasked to south side of Brean Down to intercept a goat which had fallen from the down. The goat’s mother was on the cliff bleating away, so we were tasked to stop members of the public getting in trouble trying to assist. ‘
Tim continues; ‘Having launched from the town slip at high water, we made good speed in great conditions across the beaches to Brean down. On arrival we were updated by local coastguard units and informant of the actual location, so made our way into the rocks.
With the height of the tide we were able to nose our way in to recover the goat. Upon recovery it was decided that the goat was deceased so we bagged it up and passed it onto a local coastguard unit at the slipway in Brean. Having been stood down by Milford Haven Coastguard control, we made our way back to Burnham town slip for recovery.’
On recovery, the boat and shore crew volunteers washed lifeboat and kit thoroughly and made lifeboat Burnham Reach ready for the next service (Which could happen at any time)
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