On Sunday 1 June just before 2pm an off duty Exmouth RNLI lifeboat crew member rescued a kite surfer, who’d become tangled up in a mooring buoy and was being pulled underwater, unable to detach from the kite.
On Sunday 1 June just before 2pm an off duty Exmouth RNLI lifeboat crew member rescued a kite surfer, who’d become tangled up in a mooring buoy and was being pulled underwater, unable to detach from the kite.
James Edge, a volunteer crew member of Exmouth Lifeboat Station, was conducting his day job collecting a customer from their vessel when he observed a kite entangled with a mooring buoy. The situation appeared unusual as he could not spot the rider. James went to investigate the situation and discovered that the casualty was still attached to the kite and unable to detach, resulting in them being pulled underwater.
James promptly raised the alarm with the Coastguard and successfully extracted the casualty, bringing them aboard his boat. Once onboard he conducted a brief assessment of the casualty and promptly made best speed to the marina, where he was met by Exmouth RNLI’s D Class inshore boat, George Bearman II.
The lifeboat crew, assisted by Exmouth RNLI lifeguards, provided casualty care to the casualty until the arrival of paramedics, who then took over treatment.
The inshore lifeboat returned to Exmouth Lifeboat station and was washed down, refueled and restocked ready for the next shout.
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