A young boy has been rescued after falling from the slip at Little St Catherine's into shallow water.

An RNLI crew preparing for routine exercise on Sunday morning (25 August) saw the distressed youngster, who had hurt his legs in the fall.

He had been able to pull himself up the beach, but there was concern about the extent of his injuries.

The volunteer crew put their casualty care skills into practice to assess the boy, helped by a local doctor who had also witnessed the commotion.

A spinal injury was ruled out, but as the boy was reluctant to move, an ambulance was called.

Elwyn Dop, Inshore Lifeboat Helm, said about the situation:

"Given the proximity to the lifeboat station and the fact that we were launching, our casualty-care trained crew were able to be on scene in very short order.

"Our volunteer crew maintain casualty care qualifications and we refresh those skills continuously, so we were well-placed to ensure that the casualty in this situation was properly assessed and looked after while we waited for paramedic support.

"We are grateful to those members of the public who assisted, too."

In a separate incident, Jersey Fire and Rescue's inshore lifeboat was launched on Saturday (24 August) to two swimmers in difficulty near Belcroute.

The duty station commander was met at scene by the members of the public who had called the Coastguard.

The lifeboat set off from La Haule slip and made its way to the swimmers who had managed to make it to rocks to wait for help.

They were picked up and returned to shore unharmed.

Jersey Fire & Rescue says both were experienced swimmers but had been caught out as a heavy shower passed through with strong winds and tides affecting their usual swim.

Fire & Rescue Station Commander Bailey-Walker has commended the members of the public who spotted they were in trouble and promptly called for help.

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