Man hospitalised after falling off a roof at Rutland Island
The volunteer crew of the Arranmore RNLI were called to Rutland Island to assist a man who had fallen off a roof
A man who fell off a roof on Rutland Island this afternoon has been taken to hospital.
The volunteer crew of the Arranmore RNLI were called to Rutland Island to the man. As the all-weather lifeboat would be unable to land at Rutland, coxswain Seán O’Donnell made the decision to also launch the D class boarding boat with a separate crew to enable them to land on the island and assist the injured man.
The all-weather lifeboat proceeded to Burtonport to pick up the ambulance crew to attend the scene of the accident and await the arrival of the helicopter, rescue 118. The casualty was transferred to the helicopter and brought to hospital for treatment.
“It was a great team effort of the three emergency services working together, we wish the casualty a speedy recovery and we were pleased to be able to help,” Relief coxswain O’Donnell said. “We provide a 24/7 rescue service and can respond to a call out within 10 minutes of the pagers going off’.