East Lothian RNLI volunteers have been recognised for saving the lives of three people during daring rescues in 2024.

Three crew members from North Berwick received Letters of Commendation from the charity’s Chief Operating Officer for the rescues which took place on August 21, 2024.

A family of five had been paddle boarding when strong offshore winds started taking them out to sea. Two of the children were able to make it ashore, but the parents and their youngest child soon ended up 800 metres from the beach, and were heading further out to sea.

Thankfully beachgoers had seen the emergency unfolding and dialled 999. Within six minutes of launching, North Berwick’s RNLI was on scene .

Volunteer Fraser Fulton was on the helm to the emergency that day and the subsequent Letter of C

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