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A long and hard weekend for Southport Lifeboat crews
By Newsroom
News  |  Tue - May 26, 2026 8:13 pm  |  Article Hits:105  |  A+ | a-
Photo with thanks to Southport Offshore Lifeboat Trust
Photo with thanks to Southport Offshore Lifeboat Trust
THE  Bank Holiday weekend was full of incidents and that kept the local volunteers at Southport Lifeboat extremely busy. But Bank Holiday Monday (25/05/26) was extremely challenging for them.
 
Southport Lifeboat has said publicly that:- "Like many SAR organisations around the country, our crew were inundated with taskings. Our quad bikes were 1st tasked to assist in a search for a missing child on Ainsdale Beach. As the quads were arriving on scene, the child had been located and was reunited with his family. As our quads were arriving back at the station, a call came to the Boathouse requesting our assistance in searching for an additional three missing children, last seen entering the water at:- Ainsdale Beach. The Heather White was tasked to assist in this search. After approximately 30 minutes of searching, the children were located. As our boat was returning to Station, we received information about an ongoing incident at Formby Beach. The quads and boats made best speed to Formby and assisted other assets already on scene, which included:- Coastguard teams, Beach Lifeguards, Police, Rangers, and North West Air Ambulance Paramedics. The quads and boat supported the incident for approximately one hour before being re-tasked to Lifeboat Road, Formby, following reports of a person with a dislocated knee and in considerable pain on the beach. The quad team arrived and administered casualty care, before the individual was extracted from the beach for further medical care. Our thanks to all involved in what has been a busy and challenging afternoon."
 
Please remember that Southport Lifeboat is not funded by the Council or the RNLI and is an independent charity. Please help them to stay afloat by making a donation at:- Southport-Lifeboat.Org.UK.
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