Incident: ILB recovered casualty

(7th of May) our watchkeepers heard RNLI Exmouth ILB to Solent HM Coastguard reporting that they were going out on service. At 14:02hrs Solent HMCG rang our Lookout to see if we had visuals on a rowing boat with 4 persons on board, that had reported a casualty in the water.

At 14:10 the casualty boat was located at bearing 140° and reported to HMCG. At 14:17 Exmouth RNLI ILB was on scene and recovering the casualty from the water.

NCI Exmouth called Solent HMCG to report.

The ILB took casualty to RNLI Boathouse – assisted by Exmouth Coastguard Rescue Team, Police and Ambulance.