UK Coastguard alerted to stand up paddle boarder in difficulty
At about 12.20pm today (Sunday 17 July 2016) a member of the
public alerted the UK Coastguard to a stand up paddle boarder in difficulty approximately 25 metres off shore from the
Sea Life Centre in Dover.
Dover RNLI lifeboat, Folkestone Coastguard Rescue Team and
the UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Lydd were sent to
assist.
The casualty was recovered from the water and was treated
onshore by paramedics. The casualty has been taken to the William Harvey
Hospital by the South East Coast Ambulance Service.