Two paddleboarders were rescued by the RNLI after getting into difficulty in Ballyhornan Bay due to strong winds.
Two paddleboarders have been rescued by RNLI crews after getting into difficulty in Co Down . Portaferry RNLI crews’ pagers sounded at 2.25pm on Saturday after Belfast Coastguard received a call from three paddle boarders who found themselves in difficulty close to Guns Island in Ballyhornan Bay. Helm Scott Blackwood, with volunteer lifeboat crew members Paul Mageean, Ros Watret and Blair Baillie, launched the Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat into a force 6 strong westerly breeze.
The crew then immediately made their way through Strangford Narrows and towards the Irish sea. An update informed the crew that one casualty had now been carried ashore, and the remaining two were being taken in the direction of St. Patrick’s Rock, just outside of Strangford Lough. When the lifeboat arrived on scene weather conditions had deteriorated to a force 7 westerly, near gale. The lifeboat began a search of the area and soon after spotted both casualties. Both paddle boarders were brought onboard the lifeboat and medical assessments were carried out on the journey back to Strangford pontoon where they were handed over to the waiting Coastguard team. Helm Scott Blackwood said: 'When these paddle boarders went into the water, they were in a bay sheltered from the off shore westerly wind, but we would remind everyone to check the weather before committing to the water. 'We found the casualties holding on to each other, and still on their boards. This was the correct thing to do. They also had a means to call for help when they realised the strength of the offshore wind. 'We were tasked today along with two Coastguard teams as well as Newcastle and Donaghadee all weather lifeboats, and Coastguard helicopter Rescue 936 from Caernarfon in Wales was close by as we pulled the two casualties onto the lifeboa
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