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Lifeboat crews rescue four during punk festival on Cramond Island
Queensferry Lifeboat and HM Coastguard responded to multiple casualties at Cramond Isle of Punk on Saturday, rescuing four people including two women with leg injuries, one of whom was airlifted by helicopter. The operation involved multiple agencies and was complicated by large crowds at the event.
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Lifeboat crews rescue four during punk festival on Cramond Island
Lifeboat volunteers and coastguard teams rescued four people during a punk festival on Cramond Island in the Firth of Forth on Saturday, according to Queensferry Lifeboat and HM Coastguard.
The RNLI and HM Coastguard were joined by an ambulance crew after reports of a woman with an ankle injury around 4.29pm. Two lifeboat crew members went ashore and located the casualty on a rocky slope on the north of the island.
They initially had difficulty finding the woman due to large crowds attending the Cramond Isle of Punk festival. She was found to have a lower-leg fracture and was given pain relief. While plans were being made to evacuate her, reports came through of another injured woman.
The second casualty was located after another search through the crowds. She was unconscious but breathing, and after being given oxygen she regained consciousness and was able to speak with rescuers. She was taken by lifeboat to Cramond Village, where an ambulance was waiting.
While at Cramond Village, the lifeboat picked up Scottish Trauma and Orthopaedic Retrieval Team (SORT) paramedics and transported them to the island to assist the first casualty. Due to her location, it was decided the safest option was to evacuate her by helicopter. Coastguard helicopter Rescue 199 lifted her from the island and took her to Cramond Village, where she was transferred to an ambulance.
While waiting for the helicopter, responders assessed a third casualty who had suffered a head injury but did not require further medical treatment. A fourth person later presented with lower-back pain after reportedly falling from height; SORT assessed them and advised them to attend A&E when possible.
Queensferry Lifeboat returned to its station at around 8pm after all casualties had been assessed and treated.
A spokesperson for Queensferry Lifeboat said: "This was a great example of a multi-agency incident, where lifeboat crew, coastguard, SORT, ambulance, police and coastguard helicopter teams worked together for a successful resolution to the incident."
The spokesperson added: "We would like to extend our thanks to all those involved, including the members of the public who assisted on the island."
Cramond Island is a 46-acre tidal island roughly a mile offshore from Cramond in north-west Edinburgh. It is connected to the mainland by a causeway at low tide, but visitors can be cut off quickly when the tide comes in. Attendees at the punk music event had to make the tidal crossing between 8am and noon.
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Two lifeboat crew members were put ashore to search for the casualty, but the operation was "complicated" by a music event, Cramond Isle of Punk, taking place on the island, with large crowds in attendance.
The woman was eventually found on a rocky slope on the north side of the island after crew members ashore communicated with colleagues surveying the area from the water.
Following a first-aid assessment, volunteers believed she had suffered a suspected lower-leg fracture.
She was given pain relief and reassured while the lifeboat brought three members of the Coastguard Rescue Team to the island to assist with the difficult extraction.
However, as plans were being made to evacuate her, the crew received reports of another casualty elsewhere on Cramond Island who was unconscious but breathing.
The crew located her after another search through the crowds and assessed her.
She regained consciousness after being given oxygen and was able to speak with rescuers.
She was then taken by lifeboat to Cramond Village, where an ambulance was waiting.
The lifeboat later transported Scottish Trauma and Orthopaedic Retrieval Team (SORT) paramedics to the island to assist the first casualty.
Due to the location of the injured woman, it was decided the safest option was to evacuate her by helicopter.
Coastguard helicopter Rescue 199 lifted the casualty from the island and took her to Cramond Village, where she was transferred to an ambulance.
While waiting for the helicopter, responders also assessed a third casualty who had suffered a head injury.
They did not require further medical treatment.
A fourth person later presented with reported lower-back pain after "falling from height".
SORT assessed them and advised them to "attend A&E when possible."
Queensferry Lifeboat returned to its station at around 8pm after all casualties had been assessed and treated.
A spokesperson for Queensferry Lifeboat said the incident was an example of agencies working together, involving lifeboat volunteers, the coastguard, SORT paramedics, ambulance crews, police and the coastguard helicopter team.
They added: "We would like to extend our thanks to all those involved, including the members of the public who assisted on the island."
Cramond Island is a 46-acre tidal island in the Firth of Forth, roughly a mile offshore from the village of Cramond in north-west Edinburgh.
It is connected to the mainland by a causeway at low tide, but visitors can be cut off quickly when the tide comes in.
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ClaimThe RNLI and HM Coastguard were joined on the island by an ambulance crew.
ClaimThe HM Coastguard and RNLI Queensferry volunteers were scrambled to the island on the Firth of Forth on Saturday around 4.29pm after reports of a woman with an ankle injury.
ClaimWhile waiting for the helicopter, the ambulance crew dealt with a further casualty with a head injury but it was found they did not require any further medical assistance.
ClaimAn RNLI spokesperson said: "This was a great example of a multi-agency incident, where lifeboat crew, coastguard, SORT, ambulance, police and coastguard helicopter teams worked together for a successful resolution to the incident."
ClaimThe RNLI spokesperson added: "We would like to extend our thanks to all those involved, including the members of the public who assisted on the Island."
ClaimTwo lifeboat crew members were put ashore to search for the casualty, but the operation was "complicated" by a music event, Cramond Isle of Punk, taking place on the island, with large crowds in attendance.
ClaimThe woman was eventually found on a rocky slope on the north side of the island after crew members ashore communicated with colleagues surveying the area from the water.
ClaimThe woman was given pain relief and reassured while the lifeboat brought three members of the Coastguard Rescue Team to the island to assist with the difficult extraction.
ClaimCoastguard helicopter Rescue 199 lifted the first casualty from the island and took her to Cramond Village, where she was transferred to an ambulance.
ClaimA spokesperson for Queensferry Lifeboat said the incident was an example of agencies working together, involving lifeboat volunteers, the coastguard, SORT paramedics, ambulance crews, police and the coastguard helicopter team.