Tuesday 21 May 2013

Rescue of Kayakers off Penrhyn Bay

At approximately 1935 yesterday evening we received a call from a member of the public that reported they could hear shouts for help from the water and that, upon further investigation, could see two kayakers in the water near the breakwater in Penrhyn Bay.

We were training on the Great Orme at the time of the call and two of the team members made their way to Penrhyn Bay. At the same time the Llandudno Inshore lifeboat was launched from the slipway at Llandudno and made their way to scene, with one of the crew wearing a helmet camera.

 
 
The Lifeboat arrived on scene and pulled the casualties out of the water. They were then taken to the shore where they were met by two of our team. We then gave them first aid and blankets and sat them in the Coastguard vehicle with the heaters on to warm them up while waiting for the Ambulance service to arrive. The Ambulance service determined one casualty required further treatment and took him to Glan Clwyd Hospital for treatment for Hypothermia.