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East Lothian RNLI volunteers were momentary stars of the screen in a recent BBC feature.
Viewers of BBC Two on Thursday, August 14 may have caught a glimpse of the local heroes in the latest episode of ‘Saving Lives At Sea’.
Three North Berwick RNLI crew members were featured. Fraser, Vikki and Matt spoke about how quickly situations can change between the “pager going off and the lifeboat getting to the location of the emergency during a shout”, according to North Berwick RNLI.
Saving Lives at Sea is in its tenth season with the second episode featuring East Lothian’s very own North Berwick lifeboat crew.
The episode showed the volunteers helping a 10-year-old boy after he was swept out to sea on a paddleboard and his parents attempted to rush to his aid.
A post on North Berwick RNLI’s social media read: “Eagle eyed viewers of BBC Two last night may have have caught a passing glimpse of three of our crew in the latest episode of Saving Lives At Sea!
“Fraser, Vikki and Matt were speaking about how quickly the situation can change between the pager going off and the lifeboat getting to the location of the emergency during a shout.
“You can catch it on BBC iPlayer. Be sure to keep watching incase we pop up again”.
The show tells the stories of RNLI crews from up and down the country, as they respond to everything from sinking ships to tidal cut-offs or kayakers in distress. Last year, lifeboat crews rescued 8,259 people and saved 352 lives.
Vikki Selby, volunteer crew member at North Berwick who was featured in the episode said: ‘I’m thrilled that North Berwick features again in such a long-running and respected series alongside our fellow lifesavers from across the RNLI.
“For my family it’ll be an extra exciting episode as my brother Steven was also on the lifeboat for this rescue, so we’ll both be on the TV! When the public visit the station we hear how much they appreciate a chance to see how their generous donations are used to help save lives.
“We are incredibly grateful for their support, as it is what we rely on to save lives at sea.”
You can catch the episode on BBC iPlayer. It also airs each week at 8pm on Thursday’s, BBC Two.
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