Highlands & Islands Lifeboat and coastal teams rescue injured person in Orkney By Lottie Hood May 23 2022, 2:57 pm May 23 2022, 2:57 pm Share Lifeboat and coastal teams rescue injured person in Orkney Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/4326168/lifeboat-and-coastal-teams-rescue-injured-person-in-orkney/ Copy Link Stromness lifeboat arrived on the scene at 12pm. Supplied by RNLI Lifeboat and coastguard teams were scrambled to help an injured person in Orkney today. Shetland Coastguard received reports of a person in distress in the Yesnaby, in the west of Orkney, at about 11.30am. RNLI Stromness and coastal rescue teams from Stromness and Kirkwall arrived about half an hour later. The Rescue 900 helicopter from Shetland was also called to assist. Launched from Stromness, Orkney about twenty minutes ago – https://t.co/JfZzodQsKa — RNLI: Out On A Shout (@outonashout) May 23, 2022 The casualty was airlifted to Kirkwall airport and transferred to the Scottish ambulance service at 1.50pm where they were taken to Balfour Hospital.
