WATCH YOUR STEP AROUND HARBOURS AND PONTOONS
At 09.32 today a member of the public called the Coastguard
to say that they had seen a man stumble and fall in to the sea from the quayside
at Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk.
Humber Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre sent the RNLI
lifeboat based at Wells-next-the-Sea to the scene. The lifeboat was already out
on the water training so they were swiftly able to find the man and pulled him from
the water.
The Wells-next-the-Sea Coastguard Rescue Team, Norfolk
Police and paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service were all at
the scene.
Mike Puplett from Humber Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
said:
“Unfortunately this man was unresponsive when he was pulled
from the water. This tragic incident serves as a timely reminder that quay
sides, harbours and pontoons are working areas where ropes, fishing baskets and
other equipment can get under your feet as you walk along so please take care
when passing through these working areas.”