By Dan Walsh
Courtown RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew were tasked this Sunday afternoon after a person got into difficulties and following a call to the Coast Guard from a concerned member of the public.
The person had become separated from his personal watercraft and although they were wearing a buoyancy aid, they were some distance from shore in choppy conditions.
The volunteer lifeboat crew had assembled and were preparing the Courtown RNLI inshore lifeboat Frank for launch when they were stood down, as a fellow personal watercraft user had come to the casualty’s aid.
Courtown RNLI lifeboat helm Robert Ierton said: “Never hesitate to call 112 or 999 as soon as possible and ask for the Coast Guard, if you think somebody is in trouble and always ensure you have a means of communication and life jacket or buoyancy aid.”
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