At 18:58 Falmouth Coastguard requested that the Falmouth Inshore Lifeboat be launched following a request from the police in a search for a missing person. Indications were that the person might have entered the water sometime during the day in the vicinity of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club.

Falmouth Coastguard Rescue Team was also tasked and shortly afterwards the decision was also made to launch Falmouths All Weather Lifeboat to assist in the search.

The Inshore Lifeboat launched from her slipway at 19:04 and proceeded to the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club to liase with the Police arriving on scene at 19:07.

Having obtained as much information as possible the inshore lifeboat commenced a shoreline search from the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club towards Custom House Quay while the All Weather Lifeboat which launched at 19:23 concentrated on the docks area with its Y-Boat searching of the Flushing shore. The Coastguard Team concentrated on the Greenbank and Penryn River area.

At 19:50 the Police advised that the missing person had been located safe and well ashore so all units were released to return to station.

The Inshore Lifeboat was back on its slipway by 19:54 where it was refuelled, and was ready for service by 20:10.

An Inshore Lifeboat Service

 

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