Uk Coastguards paged the Selsey RNLI volunteer crew three times over the weekend.
The first incident was on Friday 19th August at 6.40 p.m. when the inshore Lifeboat (ILB) was requested to launch after a fully-clothed man was seen walking out to the Kirk Arrow shingle bank. The local Coastguard team on scene saw that the man was walking ashore and so the ILB was stood down before launching.
The second one came on Saturday 20th August at 3.04 p.m. The Selsey Coastguard mobile was on patrol and received information that a woman lost control of her mobility scooter on the seawall and both the lady and the scooter had ended up in the sea. The Coastguard unit requested that the ILB launch whilst they were on route to the scene but on arrival discovered that members of the public had pulled the injured woman out of the water. The ILB was again stood down before launching but at the request of Selsey Coastguard unit three RNLI crew went to assist them and the Ambulance service in removing the lady from the beach.
The third incident came on Sunday 21st August at 1.55 p.m. The UK Coastguard had received reports of a Kayaker capsized and struggling to get back in the craft. He was off of the end of Hillfield Road, Selsey trying to swim to shore with the Kayak. The ILB launched and proceeded to the position given but news came from the Selsey Coastguard unit that the Kayaker had made it ashore at West Street safe and well. The ILB returned to station.