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Jetskier rescued off Standswood Bay in the Solent

2:27pm Saturday 13th March 2010 in


A STRANDED jetskier had to be rescued from the Solent this morning.

The man, in his forties, was trying to tow his broken down jetski to the beach at Standswood Bay but began to struggle as exhaustion and hypothermia set it.

The RNLI Calshot's inshore lifeboat was launched and the crew was able to pluck him from the water and take him to the shore.

He received first aid treatment back at the lifeboat station before being taken to Southampton General Hospital.

Inshore lifeboat helmsman Mark Laughlin said: "This gentleman was very lucky that we were able to reach him so quickly, as he had already been in the water for 20 minutes. Much longer and the outcome could have been very different."

Comments(5)

warness says...
5:38pm Sat 13 Mar 10

Blah blah blah
Novice
Blah blah blah
Waste of emergency resources
Blah blah blah
Hope he gets a bill
Blah blah blah
At this time of year
Blah blah blah
At his age

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Stupideditor says...
7:51am Sun 14 Mar 10

good to see the echo made an effort to mention the ambulance service, that a helicopter was sent with a basics doctor on board and an ambulance to help with this mans recovery.

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Linesman says...
7:51am Sun 14 Mar 10

warness wrote:
Blah blah blah Novice Blah blah blah Waste of emergency resources Blah blah blah Hope he gets a bill Blah blah blah At this time of year Blah blah blah At his age
With such a well thought out, intelligent comment, I wonder how much you pay toward the care that you so obviously need.

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len67 says...
8:10am Sun 14 Mar 10

Linesman wrote:
warness wrote:
Blah blah blah Novice Blah blah blah Waste of emergency resources Blah blah blah Hope he gets a bill Blah blah blah At this time of year Blah blah blah At his age
With such a well thought out, intelligent comment, I wonder how much you pay toward the care that you so obviously need.
Care in the community can be rather expensive

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warness says...
4:29pm Sun 14 Mar 10

len67 wrote:
Linesman wrote:
warness wrote: Blah blah blah Novice Blah blah blah Waste of emergency resources Blah blah blah Hope he gets a bill Blah blah blah At this time of year Blah blah blah At his age
With such a well thought out, intelligent comment, I wonder how much you pay toward the care that you so obviously need.
Care in the community can be rather expensive
Something better change in the auditorium. The audience are baying for refunds.

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