Lifeboat and coastal teams rescue injured person in Orkney By Lottie Hood May 23, 2022, 2:57 pm Updated: May 23, 2022, 4:32 pm Stromness lifeboat arrived on the scene at 12pm. Supplied by RNLI [[title]] [[text]] An error occurred. Please try again. [[success]] Email address Sign up 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. Already a subscriber? Sign in [[title]] [[text]] Close More from the Press and Journal Oban lifeboat called to help sailing vessel after it runs aground ‘Situation is not sustainable or acceptable’: Figures show Aberdeenshire, Shetland and Orkney paying among highest energy bills in UK POLL: Should Orkney council look at reducing more speed limits in light of recent tragedies? Person dies after falling off sea cliffs in Orkney
