Five teenagers were spotted in the sea at Morecambe on Thursday evening.
Morecambe’s RNLI crew say there was a ‘serious risk to life’ after five teenagers were spotted in the sea who appeared to be in difficulty.
On Thursday evening (August 11), two crews were at the Inshore Lifeboat Station developing training plans, when the group were spotted in the sea, who appeared all to be struggling.
The teenagers managed to self rescue, however one had gone to the aid of another and as a result had ingested large amounts of seawater.
Both crews rushed out to stabilise the teenager suffering by administering oxygen and stabilising them using their casualty care training.
A spokesperson for Morecambe RNLI said: ‘’Without their intervention this situation could have been far worse than the positive outcome achieved. Our thanks to both James Donnell and Marcus Buchanan for their swift action.
‘’This incident is a timely reminder when swimming out on the bay. When swimming stay within your group.
’’The hot weather can make you easily fatigued and you can tire sooner than you think. Stay within the green ‘groin posts’’’.
‘’Please beware that Morecambe Bay is not a lifeguarded beach. It was by chance that two of our volunteers where fortunate enough to spot the incident and take immediate action.’’


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