Two jet-skiers were rescued after getting into difficulty off the South Cumbrian coast.
Barrow RNLI’s volunteer crew launched their inshore lifeboat yesterday, Saturday May 3, to go to the aid of the two jet-skiers off Piel Island.
The crew was called at around 5.45pm to help the two jet-skiers, who were in the water in between Roa Island and Piel Island after their craft had overturned.
Inshore lifeboat Raymond and Dorothy Billingham was launched at 6pm with Saul Tomlin at the helm and crew Fraser Livesey and Phil Jackson.
Barrow RNLI said: “The lifeboat made the short passage across to Piel Island where the casualties had been helped ashore and taken to the island’s pub.
“The lifeboat crew carried out an assessment of the casualties and requested that an ambulance be called to the lifeboat station at Roa Island. The casualties had been in the water for some time, and it was considered that one of them was, potentially, at risk of secondary drowning.
“The lifeboat crew took the casualties across Walney Channel to the lifeboat station where they were transferred into the care of the ambulance crew.”
Press officer for Barrow RNLI, Chris Couter, added: “We would like to thank the members of the public that raised the alarm and also Aaron, landlord of the Ship Inn on Piel Island, for assisting with the care of the casualties. As always, we thank our fantastic volunteers for their response to this incident.”
