Wells RNLI has second callout in one day to people & dogs cut off by the tide.
The Humber coastguard requested the assistance of the Wells RNLI for the second time in less than 24 hours. The Wells coast watch team had spotted 4 people cut off by the tide. One person was attempting to swim across the channel.
The Wells RNLI D-Class inshore lifeboat ‘Peter Wilcox’, was launched at 1.22pm from the east side of the boathouse with a volunteer crew of three onboard.
The D-Class inshore lifeboat was launched at 1.22pm from the east side of the boathouse, with a volunteer crew of three onboard and proceeded to the location given. The 4 people had managed to wade across the channel to safety.
However, further reports came in from the Coastguard of three people and three dogs who had been cut off by the tide, further west towards Holkham Bay. The Inshore Lifeboat transferred the cold but otherwise unharmed people and dogs to the boathouse and into the care of the local Coastguard team at 1.52pm.
The lifeboat was recovered, refuelled and cleaned ready for service at 2.30pm.
This was the fifth callout in two weeks for the Wells RNLI volunteer crew. The RNLI relies on donations to the charity to keep the lifeboats in action and can only save lives at sea 24 hours a day, every day, with your kind and generous donations. If you wish to donate to the RNLI, please follow the link via the QR code below or search RNLI to make a donation.
Notes to the editor.
Wells RNLI has a D-Class Inshore Lifeboat ‘Peter Wilcox’ and a Shannon Class All Weather Lifeboat ‘Duke of Edinburgh’. The boathouse and the All Weather Lifeboat were new in 2022. The ‘Duke of Edinburgh’ lifeboat was the first UK Launch a Memory lifeboat, which has 15,000 names printed on the decals. This helped to raise much needed funds for the RNLI and attracts thousands of visitors to the station.
Author Adele Meakin, Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer at Wells RNLI Tel 07989 901733
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