Coastguard warn of dangers of jumping into the water
HM
Coastguard is warning children about the dangers of jumping off harbour walls,
cliffs, bridges and other structures after a 12 year old boy was taken to
hospital earlier this evening. The boy had been jumping off the wall into the
water at Gourden Harbour, 10 miles north of Montrose with friends, when another
child jumped onto him and he was knocked unconscious. The Montrose and
Stonehaven RNLI lifeboats and coastguard rescue teams were sent to the scene
and the Coastguard helicopter from Inverness was scrambled. The boy was quickly
recovered from the water by a bystander and had regained consciousness by the
time that the rescue resources arrived on scene. He was taken to hospital by
land ambulance.
Gordon
Barton for HM Coastguard says:
“Jumping
off of harbour walls and other structures into water can be really dangerous.
What might have been a deep pool can become a shallow puddle just a few hours
later and you do not know what else is below the water. Please don’t jump into
the unknown.”