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04/07/2011
Father And Son Saved In Scarborough
A nine-year-old boy and his father were saved from drowning by RNLI lifeguards at South Bay, Scarborough on Saturday 2 July after getting swept out to sea by a rip current.
The pair, from Glasgow, were spotted by one of the charity's lifeguards at 2.30pm, around half a kilometre outside the safe swim area marked by red and yellow flags.
He suspected they were caught in a rip current and immediately alerted fellow lifeguards Tim Machon and Jack Perry, who ran from the patrolled area down to the water's edge, collecting a paddleboard en route.Jack entered the water on the paddleboard while Mr Machon swam with a rescue tube.
The two casualties were struggling to stay afloat around 90 metres from shore, close to an area called Children's Corner. Jack reached the boy and recovered him onto the paddleboard, while Mr Machon helped the father and used the rescue tube to keep him afloat.
Both casualties were completely exhausted and unable to make any progress to shore independently so Jack transported the boy back to the beach on the board while Tim towed the father using his rescue tube.
Mr Machon explained: "We understand the boy had got into difficulty in the water and so his dad had gone to try to help him. Unfortunately, they both got caught in a rip current and really were in some difficulty when we reached them. Once back on the beach, the dad was extremely grateful and said they would both have drowned without our help."
The boy was suffering from the onset of hypothermia and had also swallowed a significant amount of water while his father was exhausted but otherwise fine. The lifeguards decided as a precautionary measure to call an ambulance so the boy could receive further tests and observation in case of secondary drowning, which can occur up to 72 hours after such an incident.
(CD/GK)
The pair, from Glasgow, were spotted by one of the charity's lifeguards at 2.30pm, around half a kilometre outside the safe swim area marked by red and yellow flags.
He suspected they were caught in a rip current and immediately alerted fellow lifeguards Tim Machon and Jack Perry, who ran from the patrolled area down to the water's edge, collecting a paddleboard en route.Jack entered the water on the paddleboard while Mr Machon swam with a rescue tube.
The two casualties were struggling to stay afloat around 90 metres from shore, close to an area called Children's Corner. Jack reached the boy and recovered him onto the paddleboard, while Mr Machon helped the father and used the rescue tube to keep him afloat.
Both casualties were completely exhausted and unable to make any progress to shore independently so Jack transported the boy back to the beach on the board while Tim towed the father using his rescue tube.
Mr Machon explained: "We understand the boy had got into difficulty in the water and so his dad had gone to try to help him. Unfortunately, they both got caught in a rip current and really were in some difficulty when we reached them. Once back on the beach, the dad was extremely grateful and said they would both have drowned without our help."
The boy was suffering from the onset of hypothermia and had also swallowed a significant amount of water while his father was exhausted but otherwise fine. The lifeguards decided as a precautionary measure to call an ambulance so the boy could receive further tests and observation in case of secondary drowning, which can occur up to 72 hours after such an incident.
(CD/GK)
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