| UK. Belfast Coastguard co-ordinates rescue of man from Browns Bay |
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| Sunday, 28 May 2006 | |
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Coastguard news: Late yesterday evening, Belfast Coastguard received a 999 call reporting a semi-conscious man half in and half out the water, on rocks, in a remote location of Browns Bay, East Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland and in need of immediate medical assistance. The alarm was raised by his wife by mobile phone, and her son was sent from the scene to direct the Portmuck Coastguard Rescue Team which was immediately sent to their assistance. The area was accessed by the Coastguards on foot across an open field leading down to the rocks. Ambulance personnel were also sent to the scene and accompanied them down to the casualty. After appraisal by the Coastguard Station Officer on scene, it was decided to place the casualty in a stretcher and evacuate him by Larne RNLI Inshore Lifeboat from the rocks to a safer landing area along the Bay. The Larne all weather lifeboat assisted in the illumination of this remote location bringing the operation to a swift and successful conclusion. MRCC Belfast Duty Watch Manager, John Hope said after the incident had closed: "This was a very difficult situation right from the start. The area was remote, dark and accessible only on foot. It was treacherous rocky terrain and the male casualty was in a semi-conscious, unknown medical state and in an area of rocks with an incoming tide. "His wife who raised the alarm assisted the operation by sending her son to direct the rescue services to the location. My thanks go to the rescue services who all worked swiftly as a totally effective team to bring this chap to the safety of the waiting ambulance in quite difficult conditions. Our integral tele connect system installed here at the Coastguard Station played an invaluable role as the Coastguards on scene were able to communicate with the lifeboat VHF radio via mobile phone. " |
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