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A paddleboarder has been rescued after being blown 3km (1.8 miles) offshore into the Firth of Forth.
The RNLI was known as to assist two individuals in problem off Portobello seaside on Sunday morning.
One paddleboarder was close to the shoreline however the different was swept out to sea in more and more uneven waters.
The Kinghorn lifeboat rescue crew mentioned the person was “very fortunate” somebody managed to maintain sight of him and guided them to his location.
The emergency providers had been known as at about 10:00 and the Coastguard requested the assistance of RNLI Kinghorn, who reached the seaside quarter-hour later.
Neil Chalmers, from Kinghorn RNLI, mentioned one of many two paddleboarders was on the shoreline however the different had been blown offshore by the sturdy southerly wind.
“Fortunately, the primary informant had managed to maintain eyes-on the casualty and keep on the cellphone to the coastguard,” he mentioned.
“They had been in a position to information us to the second casualty who we quickly situated 1.6 nautical miles [2.9km] offshore.
“The male casualty was very chilly however had managed to remain on his board while the wind blew him additional offshore into rising wave heights.”
He added: “The man was very fortunate to have had somebody onshore who stored him in sight and was in a position to information the lifeboat to find him.”
The RNLI recommends that paddleboarders examine the climate, notably earlier than occurring the ocean,and having a buoyancy help and technique of calling for assist.
