A crew from the Lymington RNLI team carried out a rescue this weekend involving a person in an inflatable boat.

At 1.43pm on Saturday (14th August) Lymington RNLI got a 999 call from a person on Hurst Spit that saw an inflatable tender in difficulty near Hurst Narrows.

A spokesperson for RNLI Lymington released a statement on Facebook describing the rescue. 

They said: "The lifeboat proceeded out of the Lymington River and towards Hurst Castle. As the lifeboat approached the Hurst Narrows, the crew spotted a small three meter inflatable tender on the beach near The Trap, with one person onboard.

"The lifeboat dropped a crew member on the shoreline who wadded to the tender. It was clear that the outboard motor had broken down and was brought onto the lifeboat along with the casualty."

The tender and casualty were dropped back to Milford on Sea into the care of the Lymington Coastguard Team.

Helm Phil Baker said “It is really important for people on the water to ensure they have the means to contact people in an emergency’.