Man and woman left in serious condition after being recovered from the sea off St Osyth

May 14, 2015

VOLUNTEER lifeboat crews were called to St Osyth beach to help recover a man and a woman from the sea.

Clacton RNLI's D Class inshore lifeboat was called to the scene, west of Hutleys Beach, at 5.46am on Friday, to help recover a man and a woman from the sea.

The man, believed to be in his 40s and from the Clacton area, later died at Colchester Hospital.

The woman made a slight improvement at the scene and is currently being treated in hospital.

The crew were on the scene, where they assisted East of England Ambulance Service paramedics, within minutes.

A spokesman for the crew said.  On arrival the ambulance service were already treating two casualties on the water's edge.

Two casualty care trained volunteer crew were put ashore and assisted the ambulance service with the treatment of the two casualties, who had been in the water for a fair amount of time.

After around 45 minutes of treatment the casualties were transported from the beach to awaiting ambulances and were taken to hospital.

The woman made a slight improvement on scene and continues to make a slow recovery in hospital, unfortunately the other casualty died despite the combined team effort from East of England Ambulance service, including their Hazardous Area Response team, Clacton RNLI lifeboat crew, Essex Police and Clacton Coastguard.

Our thoughts go out to the casualties, their friends and family.

Press Officer James Dwan

Volunteer lifeboat crews from Clacton help to rescue six rowers from creek

SIX rowers were winched to safety thanks to Clacton lifeboat volunteers and the Coastguard rescue helicopter after their boat ran aground near St Osyth.
Clacton RNLI's D class lifeboat was called to the aid of the rowers at Flag Creek at 1.05pm on Sunday, April 17.
The rowers, one man and five women aged between 40 and 65, had set off from Brightlingsea before running aground.
Darren Simper, Clacton RNLI helmsman, said. We were unable to pull the vessel clear due to the state of the tide.
Crewman Rick Burnell crossed the mud to board the rowing boat in order to check on the wellbeing of those on board and the D Class retreated.
Two of the women, one aged 65, were very cold, so the Coastguard rescue helicopter from Kent was called in.
The helicopter lowered a winchman on to the boat before winching up all six rowers and our crew member.
They were taken to the golf course at the nearby Orchards Holiday Park at Point Clear, St Osyth.
The park's minibus took the rowers to the water taxi collection point so they could be transported back across the river to Brightlingsea.
The rowing boat was due to be collected by Brightlingsea Harbourmaster at the next high tide.
The lifeboat returned to the station, in Hastings Avenue, at 3.45pm.
The crew included helmsman Darren Simper and crewmen Rick Burnell and Steve Beardsley.

Press Officer James Dwan

February 21, 2016

 

LIFEBOAT crews were called to the aid of a kite-surfer who sadly died after suffering injuries off Point Clear, St Osyth.

Clacton RNLI's Atlantic 85 and D Class lifeboats were diverted from a routine exercise at 10.55am on Sunday, February 21, after Dover Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public.

It was reported that a kite-surfer has been involved in an incident at Ray Creek, Point Clear.

A spokesman for Clacton RNLI said. Both lifeboats proceeded to the incident alongside Clacton Coastguard and Walton Coastguard and joined paramedics and the air ambulance at the scene.

When the lifeboat arrived at Ray Creek two volunteer crew were put ashore and assisted in giving the casualty medical treatment alongside the paramedics and doctors.

Unfortunately despite an hour-long battle to save the man, he succumbed to his injuries.

The thoughts of the crew and everyone at Clacton RNLI is with the man's family and friends at this sad time.

Press Officer James Dwan

12:36pm on Saturday 23rd January, our Atlantic 85 was paged to launch on service after a 16ft open day boat had engine trouble and a dragging anchor.

The vessel was between Holland Haven and Frinton, with the fog closing in it was essential to locate them quickly. Whilst on route it was confirmed that the two occupants now had their engine running, we proceeded to escort them back to their launch site. As visibility was now next to nothing and incase any more problems occurred with their engine. After escorting the two occupants back to Holland Haven they were handed over to Clacton Coastguard.

Tristen Welham