Selsey Lifeboat Station - Launches

7th August 2022

Selsey RNLI Assists with Casualty Evacuation

Casualty Evacuation Casualty Evacuation
Casualty Evacuation Casualty Evacuation

The 'D' class inshore Lifeboat (ILB) launched at 5.44 p.m. on Sunday 7th August at the request of the UK Coastguard. They had received a 999 emergency call saying that a casualty had been pulled from the water after sustaining a back injury whilst swimming at West Beach, Selsey.

The casualty was in severe pain and had loss of feeling in one leg and pins and needles in the other. When the ILB arrived on scene at 5.58 p.m. the casualty was close to the water's edge with an incoming tide. Selsey and Hayling Coastguard Rescue Teams, The Coastguard Rescue Helicopter (Rescue 175), and South East Coast Ambulance service also attended the incident.

The paramedics from the SECAmbulance and Rescue 175 assessed the casualty and gave pain relief before transferring to the Coastguard stretcher. All the crews worked together to slowly move the casualty up the beach to the ambulance for transfer to Hospital. The ILB returned to station at 7.35 p.m. and was recovered straight away.

Casualty Evacuation

CREW: Sam Corcoran-Smith (Helmsman), Will Moir, and Harry Emmence.

Note: On Monday evening we received news from the manss wife that, after spending time in hospital recovering, he is now at home, so good news and we wish him well with his recovery.