Swimmer missing in River Mersey after hottest day on record A coastguard helicopter and RNLI lifeboats have been searching for the person overnight Liverpool Echo · Jul 20, 2022
Coastguard helicopter and lifeboats out in search for person in River Mersey Police are also at the scene assisting the coastguard with the search Liverpool Echo · Jul 20, 2022
At least 10 people die in open water during UK’s searing heatwave Four teenagers among those to have drowned in bodies of water in recent days The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
At least 13 dead after going into open water during heatwave The Royal Life Saving Society encourages people to swim at supervised sites. The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022
RNLI and Rescue 116 helicopter rush to three emergencies including missing child on Dublin's hottest day The Rescue 116 helicopter was also called to Portmarnock earlier today Dublin Live · Jul 18, 2022
‘It’s not really safe’: climate anxiety casts a shadow in sunny Scarborough The Yorkshire spa resort provides a retreat from sweltering cities, but it is still too hot for some The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2022
Tips to stay safe in open water as North East emergency services issue reminder on the dangers A reminder of the dangers of open water has been issued by emergency services following the tragic death of a 13-year-old boy in Northumberland Chronicle Live · Jul 18, 2022
Hottest day of the year in Northern Ireland The Met Office said that by 4pm, the highest temperature had been recorded in two counties Belfast Live · Jul 18, 2022
Hottest day of the year in Northern Ireland as temperatures top 30C People have been advised to stay out of the sun amid warnings over the impact of high temperatures. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
Public urged to stay out of the sun as heatwave arrives in Northern Ireland Temperatures are expected to come close to 30C on Monday, forecasters have said. The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022
10 vitally important safety tips if you're going paddleboarding Five paddleboarders have died in Wales in the last 12 months and scores of others have needed to be rescued Wales Online · Jul 18, 2022
Scotland and Liverpool star Andy Robertson surprises Child of Courage Keiran Reid with his Pride of Scotland award Inspirational schoolboy gets surprised by his football hero at Scotland training ground Daily Record · Jul 18, 2022
Police Scotland issue cold water shock warning as amber weather alert is put in place Every year around 400 people die in the UK as a result of being immersed in cold water – more than the number that die from cycling accidents or fires. Edinburgh Live · Jul 17, 2022
Historic lifeboat to be pulled through Ayrshire town as part of 150th anniversary celebrations A 1909 built William Riley lifeboat will be hauled through the streets of Troon on Saturday. Daily Record · Jul 15, 2022
Daily Record · Jul 15, 2022 Grateful Scot leaves £14k for RNLI heroes in her will after they saved her life almost 60 years ago Joan Scambler, who passed away in January 2021, remained grateful to the crew who rescued her after her canoe capsized in the North Sea when she was just 14 years old in 1965.
Edinburgh Live · Jul 14, 2022 East Lothian gran's dramatic sea rescue at 14 gave her '56 extra years' Joan Scambler left £14,000 to the East Lothian RNLI after emergency crews in the 1960s saved her life when her solo canoe capsized off the coast aged just 14-years-old.
Daily Record · Jul 13, 2022 Pride of Scotland 2022: Meet the little heroes who were recognised at the 'people's Oscars' Mila Sneddon, six, Keiran Reid, 12 and Zac Gunn, four, were honoured at our Unsung Hero Awards
Liverpool Echo · Jul 12, 2022 Two children rescued after getting stuck in 'treacherous' mud The hot weather brought a large number of people to Merseyside's beaches
Chronicle Live · Jul 12, 2022 The heart-warming moment child is christened on Tynemouth lifeboat where dad is crewman Michael Brown helps to save lives at sea as a volunteer crewman with the Tynemouth RNLI - now his son Finley has been christened on a lifeboat
Irish Mirror · Jul 11, 2022 Irish Coast Guard, gardai and rescue helicopter launch 'serious' late night search for three people and dog adrift “Given the serious nature of the callout, the Irish Coast Guard Search and Rescue Helicopter team, Rescue 115, was tasked from their base at Shannon Airport"
Edinburgh Live · Jul 9, 2022 East Lothian RNLI crews scramble to rescue after rower falls unconscious at sea Crews from the Dunbar RNLI station were scrambled on July 8 after receiving a call that a 38-year-old man had passed out on a rowing boat near the East Lothian coast.
Daily Record · Jul 9, 2022 Lifeboat crews rescue 'unconscious' man from rowing boat near Scots harbour The Dunbar RNLI were called out yesterday after the 38-year-old rower fell ill on a passage between Edinburgh and St Andrew's.
Edinburgh Live · Jul 8, 2022 East Lothian RNLI rescue stricken vessel after loss of power and jammed propeller The boat initially alerted the UK Coastguard around 8:40am on Thursday, July 7, about a mile north of Dunbar harbour, with the town's two lifeboats being deployed to track down and help those involved.
Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022 Health warning as Brits to bake in longest heatwave in 4 years from tomorrow Britain will be hotter than the Caribbean mid-July as temperatures are expected to reach a sweltering 35C in the next few weeks - bringing the longest running heatwave the UK has seen
Edinburgh Live · Jul 7, 2022 Edinburgh RNLI rescue two people stranded on Cramond Island and broken down boat The South Queensferry RNLI were busy over the weekend as they came to the aid of a broken down boat in the Firth of Forth, as well as racing to a distress call on Cramond Island, where two individuals were cut off from the tide