THE volunteer crew of Arranmore RNLI were called to Rutland Island at the weekend to assist a man who had fallen off a roof.
The crew were tasked to Rutland Island shortly after 1pm on Sunday, August 13 to help the man.
As the all weather lifeboat would be unable to land at Rutland, coxswain, Seán O’Donnell made the decision to also launch the D class boarding boat with a separate crew to enable them to land on the island and assist the injured man.
The all weather lifeboat proceeded to Burtonport to pick up the ambulance crew to attend the scene of the accident and await the arrival of the helicopter, rescue 118.
The casualty was transferred to the
helicopter and brought to hospital for treatment.
Relief coxswain Seán O’Donnell praised the team involved.
“It was a great team effort of the three emergency services working together, we wish the casualty a speedy recovery and we were pleased to be able to help.
“We provide a 24/7 rescue service and can respond to a call out within 10 minutes of the pagers going off.”
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