Dozens rescued from Scots island in one weekend as lifeboat crews issue plea to visitors
dailyrecord.co.ukNearly 30 people were rescued from a Scottish island at the weekend as lifeboat crews issued an urgent plea to visitors.Coastguard rescue crews in Queensferry were drafted in to help 28 casualties who became stranded on Cramond Island.
The huge spike in rescues came as the country saw brighter weather across a busy weekend for the RNLI team. On Saturday, six adults, two kids and a dog had to be brought back to safety from the Island.This was followed by a huge spike on Sunday, when 20 people were rescued over two emergency trips.
In a statement on social media, RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat said: " The weather has been lovely this weekend and with better weather comes many more visitors to the coast.
Queensferry Lifeboat was paged on both Saturday 5 March at 1316 and Sunday 6 March at 1349 to people stranded on Cramond Island."Saturday saw 6 adults, 2 children and 1 dog rescued from the Island and safely returned to Cramond Village.
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