Every second counts - real life audio of 999 that saved three children at the beach

The short film features the dramatic real life audio recorded during the actual 999 call to the Coastguard on a lovely sunny July afternoon at the beach two years ago.

It’s a calm and sunny afternoon at the beach in July but things can change in an instant.

Aberdeen Coastguard took a 999 emergency call from a young girl who is watching her three friends being dragged out to sea by the current off Fraserburgh beach, Scotland.

Coastguards coordinating the rescue immediately call out the Fraserburgh RNLI lifeboat while the Coastguard controller reassures the 999 caller that help is on its way and not to let anyone else enter the water. 

The lifeboat was on scene in minutes and found the kids just in time, as they were dipping below the water, cold and exhausted. They were bought back to shore suffering from mild hypothermia but thankfully all three were fine.

Calum McNicol was one of the Coastguards in the control room that sunny day in July and he praised the caller for making a brilliant 999 call and almost certainly saving a few lives that day.  He said:  “The children we rescued that day would not have lasted much longer. The lifeboat crew rescued them just in time. The weather on scene was fine, but you just can’t see the hidden danger of strong currents and conditions can change in a moment.

 "The 12 year old young lady who made the 999 call was amazingly calm considering the situation she was in and she gave us all the vital information we needed and this helped the Coastguard direct the lifeboat to exactly the right spot. 

"It’s really important to remember the 999 message…… if you see someone in difficulty at the coast call 999 and ask for the Coastguard”

Visit here:  Coastal Safety for vital information about the coast.
Beach, coast or sea, in an emergency it’s 999 for the Coastguard.       

  

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