Date:
06/10/2024
No of people on board:
1
St Catherine's inshore lifeboat tasked to stranded walker at Seymour Tower
On Saturday evening, the St Catherine's inshore lifeboat was tasked to Seymour Tower to bring a stranded walker back to shore. Whilst not in immediate danger, and being cared for by a group staying in the Tower overnight, the casualty needed to get back to the main island and so the St Catherine's Atlantic 85 was deployed.
Michael McNally, Launch Authority, said:
"The area around Seymour Tower is extremely tricky and the topography means it is quite easy to get cut off as the tide comes through the gullies. This case appears to be an unfortunate miscalculation by someone who knows the area quite well. The casualty did the right thing in seeking refuge at the Tower which, whilst isolated, is safe.
We remind all coastal users to check tide times and, particularly in the south east corner of Jersey, to make sure you know the access and return times which do vary depending on whether the tide is at springs or neaps and the height of those."
We remind all coastal users to check tide times and, particularly in the south east corner of Jersey, to make sure you know the access and return times which do vary depending on whether the tide is at springs or neaps and the height of those."
