SAILOR TRAPPED UNDER DINGHY


A man was taken to hospital this evening after he was rescued from beneath his capsized dinghy, off Dale in Pembrokeshire.

Milford Haven Coastguard responded to an emergency ‘Mayday’ call at . It was reported that the laser had capsized with two crew aboard, one of which was trapped underneath the hull of the dinghy. A Rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor was scrambled and the RNLI all weather and inshore lifeboat from Angle were requested to launch. Coastguard Rescue officers from Dale were sent to the scene and the Welsh Ambulance Service was in attendance.

Roger Reed, Watch Manager, Milford Haven Coastguard, says:

“A man in his thirties was rescued by the lifeboat crew and transferred to Withybush General Hospital by helicopter.”

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