At 23:52 Falmouth Coastguard requested that Falmouth Inshore Lifeboat be launched following reports of a person in the water at the Port Pendennis Marina. Falmouth Coastguard mobile, an Ambulance and Police units were also tasked to assist.

The Inshore Lifeboat launched from her slipway at 23:58 and commenced a search of the outer Marina at 00:00. It soon became apparent that the incident had taken place in the Inner Basin of the Marina and that they had already been recovered from the water and were being treated by Ambulance Paramedics. At 00:10 the Inshore Lifeboat was released to return to station.

The Inshore Lifeboat was back on its slipway by 00:15 where it was refuelled, rehoused and was ready for service by 00:30.

The initial information received by the Coastguard indicated that there was a person in the water in the marina, it was only when units arrived on scene that they found that the incident was in the Inner Basin which can only be accesses by boat when the tidal gate is down. By the time the emergency services were on scene a local resident had entered the water and recovered the casualty onto the pontoon.

An Inshore Lifeboat Service

 

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