RNLI out at Reedham this time

JennyMorgan · January 15, 2016

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/lifeboat_called_after_woman_injured_on_riverside_path_near_reedham_1_4381814

Thank goodness for the RNLI!

SPEEDTRIPLE · January 15, 2016

My first re-action was why on earth involve the lifeboat and coastgaurd when the poor woman was on land, but having read further, it was in a position which was difficult for any emergency service to access, so obviously it was the right thing to do. Sometimes it`s easy to be critical, but often there are good reason for it.

I remember in the late 90s, i was on holiday with my brother, his wife and two daughters, and were moored at Salhouse Broad. We watched one of Richardsons big boats coming in to moor stern on, and was coming in a bit too quick. He hit the bank, and one of the women on the stern, who was NOT holding on, fell off the stern and hit the ground with her hand. She broke her arm, and my brother was running up and down the hill trying to get a phone signal.to phone for an ambulance. The ambulance crew arrived a while later, due to the location, and said it would have been better and more comfortable for the patient to have been taken to Wroxham on the boat, where access was easy for the ambulance, and to be honest, after the poor woman got shaken around in the chair along the track to the carpark, the crew were spot on.

JennyMorgan · January 19, 2016

The full story:

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/dog_walk_ends_with_call_to_lifeboat_helicopter_rescue_and_trip_to_hospital_1_4384328

ranworthbreeze · January 19, 2016

Thank you Peter for the link.

Regards

Alan

Speleologist · January 19, 2016

On 15/01/2016 at 7:29 PM, SPEEDTRIPLE said:

My first re-action was why on earth involve the lifeboat and coastgaurd when the poor woman was on land,

It's amazing how a boat can help in a land based rescue. A few years ago we were sailing from Weymouth to Hamble (on our way home from a race). The tide was against us so we were sailing close inshore to keep out of the worst tide and catch some back eddies. Shortly before we got to Durleston Head we heard shouting from the shore. it turned out to be from a pairr of climbers. One had fallen and was injured. The other couldn't get up the cliff alone to raise the alarm. There were no other climbers on that stretch of cliff and no mobile phone signal.

We were able to relay the details to the Coastguard via VHF and we then stood by and remained a communication link until the Coastguard Clif Rescue Team had arrived on scene.

Sometimes aboat is the only way!