Not Your Average Weekend Walk: A Reminder of the Power of Stepping In 🚶‍♂️🐾⛑️ What started as a routine dog walk turned into something completely unexpected this weekend… While walking along the beach 🏖️, I heard a cry for help, a woman had slipped on the rocks 🪨 and hit her head badly. Her daughter was panicking, which also was distressing her young son 😰, so I tried to calm the situation while also calling for help. Trying to work out which services were needed being on such a rocky beach with limited access. One thing which was on our side, was the tide was going out & not coming in, that would have made things much more difficult 🙈. What struck me most was that others nearby simply carried on with what they were doing 🧐. I stepped in to check on her, calmed the situation, and called both the coastguard 🚨 and the ambulance 🚑 due to the remote location. She had briefly lost consciousness and couldn’t speak clearly when she came round, yet insisted she didn’t want to make a fuss 🙈. Thankfully, the incredible HM Coastguard team 💪⚓ arrived promptly. Calm, professional, and kind. They stretchered her off the beach as a precaution and ensured she got the medical care she needed 🏥. I was relieved to receive a lovely message from her today to say thank you for helping her 🙌💬. She had all the necessary scans and is now safely back home. So glad it wasn’t more serious and grateful I could help in some small way ❤️ A huge thank you to our emergency responders and volunteers, coastguard, paramedics, RNLI, and search & rescue teams, many of whom give up their own time ⏳ to protect and serve their communities 👏👏👏 💡 Did you know that many of these life-saving services receive little or no government funding? Most of these heroes are volunteers, risking their own safety to help others. Let’s not take them for granted 🙏 #LeadershipInAction #CommunityMatters #EmergencyServices 🚑 #CoastguardHeroes ⚓ #EverydayHeroes 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️ #KindnessInAction 💙 #GiveBack #SupportVolunteers #RNLI #SearchAndRescue #DogWalkWithADifference 🐾 #GratefulHeart 💫

Posted by Dee at 2025-06-02 19:56:39 UTC