Posted: Sat 8th Aug 2015

Friday evening call out for Flint Coastguard and RNLI Lifeboat.

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Saturday, Aug 8th, 2015

Flint Coastguard Rescue team were called into action on Friday Evening.

The team were contacted by the Coastguard Operation Centre at Holyhead after reports from North Wales Police of a possible despondent male removing items of his clothing and entering the water.

The male was believed to be near The Duke Of Lancaster Ship at LLanerch Y Mór, a hasty search was carried out by the team but nothing found.

Flint Lifeboat and a Coastguard Rescue Team from Rhyl were also called to the scene.

Police moved the search further inland away from the Duke Of Lancaster Ship , due to the state of the tide and lack of water Flint lifeboat was stood down.

Flint Coastguard Rescue team continued to assist the police with the inland search where the male was found safe and well.

Friday’s call out was the 30th of the year so far for the Flint based Coastguard team.

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