Byline: Invergordon RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew responded to a call to assist 3 youths stranded on a cliff ledge.
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The alarm was raised to Aberdeen Coastguard around 6.30pm by one of the stranded youths to advise they required assistance and that one of the group had fallen.
Invergordon RNLI all-weather lifeboat Douglas Aikman Smith launched at 6.37pm and arrived on scene 15 minutes later and located the youths 50ft up the jagged cliff face.
The lifeboat’s daughter craft was used to access the shoreline and two of the volunteer crew made their way up the cliff face to the ledge where the youths were stranded.
RNLI crew classed the conditions as too dangerous to safely take them back down, therefore Aberdeen Coastguard requested the assistance of RAF Rescue 137 from Lossiemouth.
With the crew comforting the group aged from 16 to 22, the Sea king Helicopter arrived within 10 minutes and winched the three friends to the shoreline.
The three youths, two sisters and a male friend, were taken back to the lifeboat to be assessed and warmed up, while the lifeboat made its way back to berth at Invergordon West Harbour.
Andrew Murray, Invergordon RNLI Coxswain said, “They did the right thing and call for help and not attempt to climb back down the cliff.”
RNLI Media Contacts: Michael MacDonald, Invergordon volunteer lifeboat press officer, 07751 204647.
Byline: Invergordon RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew responded to a call to assist 3 youths stranded on a cliff ledge.
Page Content: The alarm was raised to Aberdeen Coastguard around 6.30pm by one of the stranded youths to advise they required assistance and that one of the group had fallen.
Invergordon RNLI all-weather lifeboat Douglas Aikman Smith launched at 6.37pm and arrived on scene 15 minutes later and located the youths 50ft up the jagged cliff face.
The lifeboat’s daughter craft was used to access the shoreline and two of the volunteer crew made their way up the cliff face to the ledge where the youths were stranded.
RNLI crew classed the conditions as too dangerous to safely take them back down, therefore Aberdeen Coastguard requested the assistance of RAF Rescue 137 from Lossiemouth.
With the crew comforting the group aged from 16 to 22, the Sea king Helicopter arrived within 10 minutes and winched the three friends to the shoreline.
The three youths, two sisters and a male friend, were taken back to the lifeboat to be assessed and warmed up, while the lifeboat made its way back to berth at Invergordon West Harbour.
Andrew Murray, Invergordon RNLI Coxswain said, “They did the right thing and call for help and not attempt to climb back down the cliff.”
RNLI Media Contacts: Michael MacDonald, Invergordon volunteer lifeboat press officer, 07751 204647.