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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Charlie Atkin

Video shows dramatic helicopter rescue of injured fisherman

Video has emerged of the dramatic moment an injured fisherman was rescued by helicopter.

The crewman had been injured in a fall on his fishing vessel, near Milford Haven.

The operation begins as a member of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, RNLI, is lowered down by a helicopter onto the fishing vessel.

The rescuer dangles in mid-air behind the boat until coming aboard.

Once the injured man has been safely secured in a stretcher, both he and the rescuer are lifted back into the helicopter and to safety.

The RNLI provides a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue service in the UK and Ireland.

In 2014, the charity saved on average 24 people a day, having come to the rescue of over 10,000 people.   

 

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