Four children and an adult were rescued when attempting to cross the Holy Island causeway outside of safe crossing times.
At 1.59pm on Friday afternoon, the UK Coastguard requested the launch of the Seahouses inshore lifeboat to assist the group who were trapped in their vehicle. Their car had become overwhelmed by the depth of the seawater, with the North Sea up to the vehicle's roof.
Safe crossing times on Friday were from 7.10am until 1pm, while high tide was at 3.21pm. Those in the car made their way to the refuge box where they awaited the lifeboat.
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On arrival, the lifeboat took three casualties to the mainland, leaving a crewman with the remaining two. The lifeboat then returned to pick up the crewman and other two casualties, with all five being handed into the care of the Berwick Coastguard Rescue Team.
None required medical assistance, but were cold and damp. The car was left in situ and the owner was arranging recovery once the tide had receded.
It is the sixth call this year that the RNLI Seahouses Lifeboat has responded to, with a total of 20 people and eight children involved in Causeway crossing rescues. However, there have been more recorded that the RNLI has not been required for.
A spokesperson for Seahouses RNLI said: "The problem is that cars partially float and often end up skewed across the causeway, blocking it until recovered once the water goes down. This causes much frustration for the islanders who need to go about their business once the road reopens."
It was just a matter of hours before the lifeboat crew were called out again, this time for a medical emergency on the island. The all weather lifeboat transported an ambulance crew in the early hours of Saturday morning after a woman reported having chest pains.
The causeway was closed due to the tide, and the crew arrived at 3.05am where the ambulance crew assessed the patient and she was evacuated aboard the lifeboat. The patient was then taking by road to Cramlington Emergency Specialist Care Hospital.
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