LOOE RNLI volunteers faced a busy August bank holiday afternoon after being called out twice in just over two hours to help casualties in separate incidents.

The first shout came at 12.45pm on Monday (August 31), when the volunteer crew was tasked to assist a man who had suffered a leg injury on Portnadler Beach.

The crew launched the charity’s D Class inshore lifeboat, Ollie Naismith II, and headed west towards the beach.

On arrival, crew members went ashore to assess the man’s condition before deciding to take him aboard the lifeboat.

He was then transported back to Looe lifeboat station, where he was collected by family members who planned to take him to A&E for further treatment.

But there was little time for the crew to catch their breath before their pagers sounded again.

At 3.01pm, Falmouth Coastguard received a 999 call from a friend of a woman who was in difficulty on a stand-up paddleboard off Looe’s Banjo Pier.

The woman was struggling in strong offshore winds, prompting a second call-out for the Looe RNLI team.

However, the low tide presented an additional challenge as volunteers prepared to launch the D Class.

Crew members were walking along the river bed with the RNLI’s agricultural tractor as it transported the lifeboat towards the water when they spotted a local boat bringing the paddleboarder back towards shallower water.

The woman was able to stand up and make her own way safely back to the beach.

Following a brief casualty care check, the RNLI crew confirmed she was unharmed and offered safety advice about going out on the water in strong offshore winds. The crew was then stood down and returned to the lifeboat station.

Members of Looe Coastguard Rescue Team were also tasked to both incidents, supporting the RNLI volunteers throughout the busy bank holiday afternoon.