A man was rescued from Piel Island by Barrow RNLI when he became unwell following a swim.
The volunteer crew was called by the Coastguard at around 12.20pm to reports that the man was in distress after he swam from Roa Island to Piel Island.
The crew launched its inshore rescue boat Vision of Tamworth at 12.35pm, with Jonny Long at the helm, assisted by Saul Tomlin and Alan Cleasby.
The lifeboat transported members of Furness Coastguard and a stretcher across to Piel Island where the condition of the casualty was assessed.
At one stage it was decided to call upon the services of Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 936 for assistance, but the helicopter was stood down.
Instead, the casualty was placed on the stretcher and transported back to the Lifeboat Station before being transferred into the care of the North West Ambulance Service.
The lifeboat made another trip across to Piel Island to pick up the remaining member of the Furness Coastguard team.
At 1.50pm the lifeboat was able to be rehoused and made ready for the next launch.
