RNLI team scrambled to life or death rescue on the Solway
dailyrecord.co.ukJoin thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A half-submerged fisherman was plucked barely alive from the freezing sea off Southerness in a dramatic rescue.Silloth Lifeboat raced across the Solway to save the shivering man from the waves in the nick of time.The angler was up to his waist in icy water after being trapped by the fast incoming tide.He was perched on an underwater rock 400 yards from the lighthouse and assessed as being near death when rescued.The man, who was chillled so badly he could not talk, was brought ashore and given emergency aid until an ambulance arrived minutes later.Carsethorn couple Paul and Linda Sibbons watched the drama unfold after stopping at Southerness on a.
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