A DOG walker who suffered a bad fall on the shoreline outside Llandudno lifeboat house was rescued from the incoming tide by RNLI volunteers.

The accident happened just after the launch of both the all weather and inshore lifeboats on an exercise, just before darkness fell on Saturday afternoon. As a result the launching crews were at the station and gave help almost immediately.

An RNLI spokesman said: “The lady was in a very precarious situation with the incoming tide only metres away and darkness was fast approaching. Led by the duty head launcher Ralph Hughes, members of the volunteer crew arrived to assist within minutes of the accident occurring.

“Ralph conducted an immediate assessment of the lady's injuries and her potentially perilous position. It was evident that she had a significant fracture to her left arm, was in great pain and unable to move from her position.

Arrangements were rapidly made to stretcher her off the beach and return to the boathouse a few hundred metres away. Once this had occurred the casualty was made comfortable and prepared for the arrival of the Welsh Ambulance Service.”

He added: “After the event, the crew reflected on how fortunate it was for the accident to occur so close to the boat house and not at an isolated area nearer the Little Orme, where outcomes might have been very different.”

Jonathan Coe, spokesman for Llandudno lifeboat said: “St John Ambulance service volunteers were nearby and provided valuable assistance in caring for the casualty.”

“It was really encouraging that volunteers from Llandudno lifeboat and St John Ambulance worked together so effectively for the benefit of the public.”