0:00:02 > 0:00:06From the Highlands of Scotland to the coast of Cornwall,
0:00:06 > 0:00:09the great British countryside is spectacular.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14But we work and play in it at our peril.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16SIREN WAILS
0:00:16 > 0:00:19And when things go wrong
0:00:19 > 0:00:22the emergency services race to the rescue.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26This chap is having a heart attack and we need to get him in quickly.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29You're under arrest for failing to stop for police.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Going hundreds of miles against the clock,
0:00:33 > 0:00:35battling the elements
0:00:35 > 0:00:38and braving the weather.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40Lower the winch.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43From fields and forests
0:00:43 > 0:00:45to cliffs and country roads,
0:00:45 > 0:00:48we'll be right at the heart of the action
0:00:48 > 0:00:50with police fighting crime...
0:00:50 > 0:00:54I've got suspicions that there might be cannabis being used.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57..paramedics saving lives...
0:00:57 > 0:00:59BABY CRIES
0:00:59 > 0:01:02..and wardens safeguarding our lakes.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Move out of the way!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08We're there as the emergency services pull together to
0:01:08 > 0:01:12pick-up, patch-up and protect the public.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15This is Countryside 999.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Coming up...
0:01:35 > 0:01:40In Scotland, Search and Rescue race to the aid of a grandfather
0:01:40 > 0:01:42who has been thrown overboard.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58On the Isle of Man, paramedics speed up-country to a biker
0:01:58 > 0:02:01knocked-out in a one-in-a-million collision.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Any pain, just say, "Yes."
0:02:05 > 0:02:06And on Lake Windermere,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10a warden rushes to find teenagers lost in a storm.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Where's the one missing? Where's the other person?
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Scotland, its world-famous landscape is one of dramatic extremes.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26From towering mountains...
0:02:28 > 0:02:30..to thunderous seas,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32there's something here to inspire
0:02:32 > 0:02:37and challenge everyone - young and old.
0:02:37 > 0:02:42And if anyone should ever find themselves in danger,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45the Royal Navy's HMS Gannet Search and Rescue team
0:02:45 > 0:02:48will get to them wherever they are.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Rescue 177 airborne.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55The team respond to over 300 incidents a year
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and they fly where no-one else can,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01in the most extreme conditions,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03rescuing on land...
0:03:04 > 0:03:06..and sea.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13Air crewman Alan 'Speedy' Speed is the medical technician on the team.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17I enjoy the fact I get to engage with members of the public and
0:03:17 > 0:03:18help them and, you know, sometimes
0:03:18 > 0:03:21you do make a real difference in people's lives.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Sea temperature's 13 and there's a low, rough, north-westerly swell.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Today, the team's on duty and attending a briefing.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32A call comes in.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38A man has fallen from a boat.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45With a life at stake, the team get airborne quickly
0:03:45 > 0:03:47and prepare themselves en route.
0:03:51 > 0:03:56It will be Speedy's job to winch down and get him out.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Generally, with someone in the water
0:03:58 > 0:04:01you need to be pretty rapid to get on scene.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04My immediate thoughts were, "I need to get
0:04:04 > 0:04:08"into some gear that will allow me to winch somebody out of the water."
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I was preparing all of that.
0:04:12 > 0:04:17Observer Chris Flynn finds out all he can about the incident.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26He radios the Belfast coastguard who deal with all 999 calls
0:04:26 > 0:04:29made from the south-west coast of Scotland.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56The grid reference is for the waters just off Tarbert harbour.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01From Prestwick, the village is a 40-mile flight due north-west.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05It sits on Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Even in late summer
0:05:07 > 0:05:11water temperatures here don't rise far above 10 degrees.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14September temperatures around here are some of the warmest.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15It gives the...
0:05:15 > 0:05:17The water's had a chance to heat up through the summer,
0:05:17 > 0:05:22but still, if you're not in any sort of protective clothing,
0:05:22 > 0:05:23then you will very quickly cool.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41An 82-year-old man with a heart condition
0:05:41 > 0:05:44can't survive in the waters of Loch Fyne for long.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46The Gannet team need to get to him fast.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55You're looking at probably less than half an hour for,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57especially a chap of that age,
0:05:57 > 0:05:59to be surviving in the water.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Not sure what to expect at that point.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12So for all I knew the gentleman could be face down in the water,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15or, you know, sinking under.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16We didn't know if he had a life jacket,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18what kind of clothing he had on.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20If he was in a cardiac arrest,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23I also need to be ready to treat that accordingly.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Then new information comes in.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49In a helicopter it can be quite difficult communication-wise
0:06:49 > 0:06:50because you've got the pilots
0:06:50 > 0:06:53who are trying to talk to the air traffic control.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Kinloss Rescue. Kinloss Rescue. Rescue 177.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59You've also got Chris who is basically trying to contact
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Kinloss, who are the tasking authority,
0:07:01 > 0:07:03and then, on the other hand, you also have,
0:07:03 > 0:07:06because it's in the sea, it's the coastguard, as well.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08So basically, there's three different conversations
0:07:08 > 0:07:10going on on radios.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23The Belfast coastguard have put out a Mayday call to all
0:07:23 > 0:07:25boats in the area.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26It's been confirmed the casualty
0:07:26 > 0:07:28has been pulled from the water
0:07:28 > 0:07:32by the crew of a boat called the Maighdean Mhara.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34We'd found that he'd been taken onto a boat,
0:07:34 > 0:07:38so immediately, I kind of relaxed a little bit.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40This is Belfast coastguard.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43But then a new problem arises.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52The tide is out at Tarbert which means climbing up a vertical
0:07:52 > 0:07:55ladder from the boat onto the jetty.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59The Maighdean Mhara crew say the casualty is immobile
0:07:59 > 0:08:01and very difficult to manoeuvre.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Added to that, Tarbert is a small fishing town
0:08:09 > 0:08:13edged by the rocky slopes rising out of Loch Fyne.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16The nearest landing ground to the harbour is a football pitch
0:08:16 > 0:08:18around a mile away.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22With the casualty freezing and immobile, it's a mile too far.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25We had a discussion in the crew.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27We decided that it might be better
0:08:27 > 0:08:29to get the boat to head back out to sea.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45It's a busy harbour.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49Flying a 56-foot, 9.5 ton Sea King helicopter in
0:08:49 > 0:08:52to winch amongst crowded boats is a risky option.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26The crew of the Gannet have directed the Maighdean Mhara
0:09:26 > 0:09:29back out of the busy harbour to where Loch Fyne
0:09:29 > 0:09:31begins to open out into the Firth of Clyde.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36There it will be safe for Speedy to winch down to the casualty.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47But winching onto a small moving vessel will be no easy task,
0:09:47 > 0:09:52and with time ticking, the risks to the 82-year-old casualty increase.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12150 miles south of Loch Fyne is Windermere,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15another great body of water that meanders through a valley
0:10:15 > 0:10:18carved out by glaciers 13,000 years ago.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Things have warmed up a lot since then and when the sun comes out
0:10:25 > 0:10:30these days, this 10.5 mile lake is awash with boats of all sizes
0:10:30 > 0:10:31from passenger ferries...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33PASSENGERS CHEER
0:10:33 > 0:10:35..to canoes.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41It's the South Lakeland District Council Lake Warden's job to
0:10:41 > 0:10:45help out people in trouble on Windermere...
0:10:45 > 0:10:46whatever they are doing.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- LISPS:- Captain Scuttle at your service, sir.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58Martin Dodgson has been a warden for 18 years.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01He's a Windermere man, born and bred,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03and he has his own rescue story.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08I, myself, got saved from drowning many, many, many years ago.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12I fell in and there was this almighty big hand of God came in
0:11:12 > 0:11:14and rescued me from out the water.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17It's been a real good inspiration in my life
0:11:17 > 0:11:20being able to help other people enjoy the lake in a safe manner.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26And Martin has never looked back.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32I would say it would be a contender for one of the best jobs.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33And one of the best offices.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Sometimes I feel guilty for picking my wages up at the end of the month.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43At times I should think about paying THEM!
0:11:50 > 0:11:54In the early afternoon, Martin gets a call from base.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55Centre lake?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08There you go. Might be something to do, might not be.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15The broken-down boat is four miles
0:12:15 > 0:12:18to the north of the lake warden's base,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21on the ferry pier at Brockhole.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Been having a bit of a problem?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32THEY BOTH SPEAK OVER EACH OTHER
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Christine, Michael and their four-year-old son Alexander
0:12:35 > 0:12:38were about to take their boat to shore for a picnic
0:12:38 > 0:12:40when their engine stopped.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Luckily, Michael managed to tie the boat up, but he's tied up
0:12:50 > 0:12:53on one of Windermere's busiest passenger ferry piers.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00There are over 16 passenger ferries sailing Windermere.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04The biggest weigh over 200 tons and carry over 500 passengers.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06THEY CHEER
0:13:06 > 0:13:08On a high summer day like today,
0:13:08 > 0:13:10the ferries are scheduled to make over 20 stops here.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Does it turn over at all, or not?
0:13:15 > 0:13:20I always try to see if there's anything... An easy fix, basically.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Cos it can be something straightforward
0:13:22 > 0:13:23where the engine's not starting.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Just out of curiosity, just try turning it over
0:13:25 > 0:13:29when I start doing this and put your throttle into neutral.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Right, and just try turning it over.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35So you just go through one or two of the basic things.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Checking his isolator switch.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39You see, usually, you'd hear the starter motor clicking
0:13:39 > 0:13:41or something like that.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42Battery cable's loose.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47Actually, I just changed it for a charged-up battery.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49As it happened, the whole engine was dead.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Is there any fuses on the dashboard that pop out?
0:13:56 > 0:13:57They're out of ideas
0:13:57 > 0:14:01and the broken down boat is causing the ferrymen a headache.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Martin decides to tow them away before they cause a ferry jam.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22The warden's doing an excellent job, particularly today!
0:14:25 > 0:14:27The young boy was very relaxed.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30He was loving the attention, he was loving the biscuits, as well,
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Mum kept feeding him.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33He fell asleep, as well.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38It's tired him out. It's the fresh air.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43What a way to grow up, working and playing with boats.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Can't ask for anything better, can you?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Just under two hours after their breakdown,
0:14:49 > 0:14:51they're back on dry land.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52Come on, young fella.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54HE GROANS
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I wish I... I weighed that weight once.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I really did. Believe it or not.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01It's been a straightforward rescue.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Very kind.- No worries.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07But not every job is as simple.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12Glorious weather is great, as people look at you thinking, "Look at them!
0:15:12 > 0:15:16"They're going out and getting paid for swanning about on the lake, doing nothing."
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Little do they know what we can end up coming across.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Martin's day is about to take a turn for the worse.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46On Loch Fyne, Scotland's longest sea loch,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49HMS Gannett's search for an 82-year-old man
0:15:49 > 0:15:51has turned into a time-critical rescue.
0:16:03 > 0:16:04It's been 40 minutes
0:16:04 > 0:16:09since a 999 call was made from a small boat near Tarbert Harbour.
0:16:14 > 0:16:19The man was thrown into the loch's cold waters for 15 minutes
0:16:19 > 0:16:23until rescued by a private boat, the Maighdean Mhara.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Now the team are preparing to winch medical technician Speedy
0:16:32 > 0:16:34down onto the moving boat.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44We got visual, we identified the boat correctly and,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47from the air, I could see someone sat on the back of the boat
0:16:47 > 0:16:50who appeared to be an elderly gentleman.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Observer Chris is now operating the winch.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21It's a 40ft drop to the boat.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23The chopper has slowed to 12 knots,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25just over 13mph.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53With Speedy safely down, the chopper moves away from the boat.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Finally, Speedy gets to the casualty.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25He was shaking, which, generally, with hypothermia is a good sign.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26If they're shaking...
0:18:26 > 0:18:29It's when they stop shaking we've got to start worrying.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Sandy was out in his small speedboat
0:18:38 > 0:18:41with 13-year-old grandson Andrew when he fell overboard.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Unable to pull him back in, quick thinking Andrew
0:18:46 > 0:18:50tied his grandpa to the boat and called the Coastguard.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Sandy was rescued from the water by the crew of the Maighdean Mhara.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Sandy has a chronic heart problem.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09After the trauma he suffered, there is still a serious risk
0:19:09 > 0:19:10of a heart attack.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31As the helicopter approaches,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35Speedy moves anything that isn't securely fixed down.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38The downwash from the rotor blades is strong enough to blow
0:19:38 > 0:19:40objects and people off the boat.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Ten yards. Good line.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Eight yards. Good line.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Going up.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14INDISTINCT
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Lower the winch. Lower the winch, lower the winch. Safe on board.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Stop the winch. I've got it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Rescue 177 - casualty on board.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34Just over an hour after falling into Loch Fyne, the team flies
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Sandy to the Mid Argyll Community Hospital in Lochgilphead,
0:20:38 > 0:20:3912 miles away.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48INDISTINCT
0:20:48 > 0:20:50And off air.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54He's been rescued from the freezing waters of Loch Fyne,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57but he still needs urgent medical attention.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14In the secluded blue centre of the Irish Sea
0:21:14 > 0:21:16lies the Isle of Man.
0:21:16 > 0:21:22It may only be 221 square miles of rolling green land,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25but it's world-famous for many things.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Like the Tynwald, the oldest parliament in the world.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31And...
0:21:31 > 0:21:32motorbike racing.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42It's September and the Festival Of Motorcycling is taking place.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45A two-week long celebration of all things bike,
0:21:45 > 0:21:48when the island's twisting tree-lined public roads
0:21:48 > 0:21:52are turned into the world's most challenging racetrack.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56But it's not just the Grand Prix riders challenged by these public roads.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04The island's ambulance service deals with over 90 road traffic accidents every year.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11Emergency medical technician Lisa Montgomery
0:22:11 > 0:22:13joined the ambulance service in 2007.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15I applied for the ambulance service
0:22:15 > 0:22:18and the first time I applied for it I actually got in.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22That's after sitting an entrance exam which I thought I'd failed.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Then I had a driving assessment, which I thought was rubbish.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27And then I had a formal interview.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29And then I got a phone call that day telling me I had the job.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35Today, she's on duty with paramedic Kevin Airey and a call has come in.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Go ahead.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Received. Thanks for that.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54A motorcyclist has crashed into a drystone wall.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00The team blue-light from their base in Douglas north to the crash site
0:23:00 > 0:23:03near injured Injebreck Reservoir.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05A journey of around five miles.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10But on the winding roads out of town,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12it will take around 11 minutes.
0:23:13 > 0:23:18From the information we have where the collision has taken place,
0:23:18 > 0:23:19the road is quite narrow up there.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Around 600 motorcyclists die on the UK's roads every year,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30and there are an average of 19 serious injuries a day.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36The thoughts that we normally have, like,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40how fast was he going on the impact? Is there any spinal injury?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43Obviously, the update we've had from control
0:23:43 > 0:23:45is that he's bleeding from the mouth.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Obviously, you need to make good progress to get to the RTCs.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Bearing in mind this poor gentleman has actually hit a brick wall
0:23:53 > 0:23:55and brick walls don't move.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00But the country roads are full of unpredictable dangers.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03When you're driving to a 999,
0:24:03 > 0:24:07you've got to have your wits about you the whole time.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15We actually came across a peacock that was in the main road.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Luckily, we didn't hit it!
0:24:17 > 0:24:19All sorts of wildlife over here!
0:24:22 > 0:24:25They'd been on the road for ten minutes.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31We shouldn't be too far away from the accident now.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34We're in the right area.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- Ah, here we are. - 116, arriving on scene.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Hi. What have we got, mate?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55A local off-duty police officer was first on scene
0:24:55 > 0:24:58and has pieced together the freak accident.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- So a branch has fallen on his head, has it?- It's just come down.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05I don't know if it landed on his head or whatever, but knocked him off his bike.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10- Right.- Fortunately this large brick wall here broke his fall.- OK.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12The biker has propped himself up where he landed.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- Hello, mate. What's your name? - Bobby.- Bobby, OK.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- How do you feel at the moment?- Er...
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Not too bad. A bit sort of rough.
0:25:22 > 0:25:2545-year-old Bobby was on his way to take-up
0:25:25 > 0:25:29his post as a marshal at a motorbike trial event.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32- Is your vision OK? - Is pretty good, yeah.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34I think I might have been slightly knocked out
0:25:34 > 0:25:37because I can remember the branch and then the rest was a bit like...
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- You saw the branch dropping?- Yeah.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41And took a whack on the head when it came down.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45- Did you stay on the bike or were you knocked off straightaway?- Er...
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Perhaps that was a bit of a...
0:25:47 > 0:25:48That's the bit that's a bit of a mystery.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Right. OK.- Then what I can remember was crawling through...- Right.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Do you know whereabouts you are?
0:25:54 > 0:25:59- West Baldwin, just next to the reservoir.- Right, OK, that's good.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01With no signs of memory loss,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05Bobby doesn't seem to have suffered any immediate damage to his brain.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07What we need to do is just get this helmet off you
0:26:07 > 0:26:09so I can check your spine.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15But with 11% of all motorcycle accidents resulting in severe
0:26:15 > 0:26:17spinal injury or paralysis,
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Kevin and Lisa need to remove his helmet
0:26:19 > 0:26:22to check Bobby's neck and spine.
0:26:24 > 0:26:29Just try and wiggle that off as best I can without trying to take your ears off.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Oh...
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Yeah, there's a bit of pain on the right-hand side there.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- Right, hang on, we'll check it out. - Whereabouts? This...
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- Oh, on your face?- Yeah.- OK.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45We're just going to check your neck, check the bony part of your neck.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Any pain, just say yes.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- Any pain?- No.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53- What about there?- No.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01No, that's fine.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Initially, just checked his spine to make sure that was all OK.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05No pain there.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09There was no pain on movement, so it was OK to clear that.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13And, um...he could move all four limbs, which was great.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Let me just feel that jaw. Right, close your mouth.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19Ow!
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Right, where? Just here?- Yeah. - Right, OK.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Just watch your elbows there, Bobby, as we go through.
0:27:29 > 0:27:34In the ambulance, Kevin and Lisa can give Bobby a more thorough examination.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Can I just check your...your pupils here? Just shine a light in them.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Fast pupil reactions confirm there are no signs of brain damage.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56But his jaw is still a worry.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58I think by the looks of your jaw, the swelling there,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01we think your jaw might be... might have a fracture to it.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04And, um...
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Everything else seems OK apart from that pain to the left leg as well.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Yeah.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Bobby will need to go to hospital for further tests.
0:28:13 > 0:28:17There will be no helping out at the motorcycle trials today.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Well, I've actually had a branch fall on me on the way there.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24I'm getting carted off in the back of an ambulance at the minute!
0:28:33 > 0:28:34Here we are, Bobby.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41I can see where the tree has skidded over top of my helmet there.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42Oh, yeah!
0:28:42 > 0:28:44There was a fair weight in that branch, you know?
0:28:44 > 0:28:49It was quite a big one, wasn't it as well? There you go.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55This is Bobby.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58A branch has fell off, hit him,
0:28:58 > 0:29:02caused him to collide with a wall and he's been thrown over the wall.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05Got a small laceration on his right leg and bruising.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08But he has complained of quite a lot of pain
0:29:08 > 0:29:10in this area on his left leg.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15Bobby's jaw and leg will be X-rayed for signs of fracture.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18Nice to meet you.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20- Right, OK. Thank you.- No worries.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Hopefully, I don't see you again! - Yeah.- All right?
0:29:24 > 0:29:28But it could have been a whole lot worse.
0:29:28 > 0:29:29Very lucky.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31No spinal injuries.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34A couple of abrasions and lacerations and what have you,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36but, on the whole, a very lucky man.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38He should buy a lottery ticket!
0:29:46 > 0:29:5066 miles due east of the Isle of Man,
0:29:50 > 0:29:53Martin Dodgson is still on duty on Windermere.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56So far, it's been a glorious summer's day.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- Come on, young fella! - HE GRUNTS
0:30:00 > 0:30:04But the weather here can change in an instant.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06There will be an awful lot of people out cos the...
0:30:06 > 0:30:08The schools are still out for summer,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10and I think this is their last week.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14Hopefully, this weather, we shall keep as good as this.
0:30:14 > 0:30:18But the country around Windermere is the wettest in England,
0:30:18 > 0:30:21with an average yearly rainfall of nearly seven feet.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26The weather's on the turn and Martin's in a spot of bother.
0:30:27 > 0:30:33We're overheating, which is not uncommon,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35but there's no panic at the moment
0:30:35 > 0:30:37and, as it happens, we've got a radio,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41and we're in the middle of the lake, in no immediate danger,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44and the Rangers should be somewhere behind us now. Look.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Fortunately, the Lake Windermere Rangers,
0:30:49 > 0:30:51who police the waters, are on hand.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- This boat is now yours. - LAUGHTER
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- Permission to board your boat, Sir? - Yes, it's...
0:30:58 > 0:31:00going to have to scuttle. I'll let you do that.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Martin's boat is serviced every 200 hours, so it rarely breaks down.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12It even happens to the professionals!
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Luckily, he's an experienced marine engineer and fitter.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21ENGINE RUMBLES
0:31:21 > 0:31:24He fixes it himself.
0:31:24 > 0:31:26It is embarrassing to break down but, it just shows,
0:31:26 > 0:31:28anyone can break down.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32I mean, all you have to do is look at Formula 1, they break down,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36Royal Naval ships and tanks break down,
0:31:36 > 0:31:38and even sometimes I feel like breaking down.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47It's almost 7pm and Martin is about to finish his shift.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49THUNDER RUMBLES
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Later on that Sunday,
0:31:51 > 0:31:55the weather did come in and it chucked it down -
0:31:55 > 0:31:58absolutely hammering it down.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Then, a call comes in.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Yeah, I receive. Thanking you.
0:32:05 > 0:32:12There is a group of around six lads overdue by a couple of hours,
0:32:12 > 0:32:15somewhere, middle of the lake.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20An extremely worried parent dialled 999.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24The coastguard were alerted and the wardens called.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28Six boys, aged between 14 and 18, are missing,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31and Martin's heading out to their last known location.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35When we received that call from the coastguard,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38we had got the details of the rough location
0:32:38 > 0:32:41and we proceeded flat-out, basically, cos we were thinking,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43you know, "It is life at danger."
0:32:46 > 0:32:49The boys went out on a dinghy earlier
0:32:49 > 0:32:52and haven't come in since the storm began.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54They've been missing almost two hours.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Being there sooner rather than later is always the best way
0:33:00 > 0:33:03and every second counts, basically, with water.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07You can't hold your breath for a long time under the water.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10In just three minutes, Martin spots something.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13There's some people waving here, I think, with a...
0:33:13 > 0:33:17a dinghy. This could be them but it's not six of them.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19It's three of them.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22- One to Base. - 'Yeah, go ahead, Martin.'
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Yeah, am I still right in assuming that it was six people?
0:33:27 > 0:33:33Cos I'm now approaching a dinghy with three young lads in.
0:33:33 > 0:33:39'No, negative. Four people - four 16-year-old lads in a dinghy.'
0:33:39 > 0:33:42The initial information was wrong.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Four boys were reported missing
0:33:45 > 0:33:47but there are only three boys on the boat.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Yeah, I was very worried for them,
0:33:51 > 0:33:53and especially when we got closer to the boat,
0:33:53 > 0:33:55and I could only see three people.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Well, I had a report of four.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01The main concern was, "Where's the other person?"
0:34:01 > 0:34:02Right, where's the one missing?
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Where's the other person?
0:34:05 > 0:34:06Right...
0:34:08 > 0:34:12The fourth boy, wearing a life jacket, swam for the shore.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15The others saw him climb out of the lake.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18And then how come there's only one of you with a buoyancy aid on
0:34:18 > 0:34:20in this weather?
0:34:21 > 0:34:22The one that's walking back?
0:34:22 > 0:34:23Yeah.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25That's handy.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28There is three in this boat. The other one has walked back.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34'Arriving on scene and finding one person only with a life jacket -'
0:34:34 > 0:34:36they should have had one each.
0:34:36 > 0:34:39Well, the Liverpool Coastguard have been in touch.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41People drown in Windermere,
0:34:41 > 0:34:45so, can one of you - you - get in here?
0:34:45 > 0:34:47- Go on, jump in. - Oh, that's dangerous.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49- And you. - BOY GROANS
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Look at the state of you, lads.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03Two of the boys don't have life jackets and they're soaked through.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09In clothing like this, they would soon be at risk of hypothermia.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16I don't want to go out and pull people out of the water.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20I can't think of anything worse. You know, I've had to do it in the past.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23'Yeah, a request from Liverpool.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26'Can we confirm that the fourth person has been accounted for,
0:35:26 > 0:35:29'safe and sound?'
0:35:29 > 0:35:32I will do in a minute.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34I can see, that's the boathouse,
0:35:34 > 0:35:36there's another gentleman,
0:35:36 > 0:35:40another young lad with an orange buoyancy aid on.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44'We took them back to the jetty
0:35:44 > 0:35:46'and we had a long talk to the father'
0:35:46 > 0:35:49and I think he gave them a suitable telling off.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Your mother's worried sick.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Eh? What's wrong with playing around here?
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Why did you have to go right over there in conditions like this?
0:35:58 > 0:36:01The boys were supposed to stay close to the shore
0:36:01 > 0:36:05but had, instead, decided to row to a nearby island.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08You can fall into the lake and drown. You're freezing as it is.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Well, you've done a great job. Thank you.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- We were getting a bit worried. - Yeah, ta, bro.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15You're not meant to be heading that far in these conditions.
0:36:15 > 0:36:19- You know you weren't.- It was sunny...- Clear off. Get home. Go on.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20- See you!- See you later!
0:36:20 > 0:36:21Hey, we were boys once.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- I know, I must admit it. - LAUGHTER
0:36:24 > 0:36:26- Anyway, thanks very much. - No worries.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Thank you!
0:36:28 > 0:36:33On Windermere, our history, sort of, says, one fatality a year.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35I don't think their dad will be letting them out
0:36:35 > 0:36:37on a boat without the proper gear on again.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46In the West Coast of Scotland,
0:36:46 > 0:36:48where the inner seas run into Loch Fyne,
0:36:48 > 0:36:52an urgent helicopter rescue has taken place.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Lower the winch. Slow and steady.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56Out and lowering.
0:36:59 > 0:37:0282-year-old grandfather Sandy fell overboard
0:37:02 > 0:37:05and was in the Loch's icy waters for 15 minutes.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Sandy's grandson bravely secured him to the boat
0:37:14 > 0:37:15and called the Coastguard.
0:37:19 > 0:37:21After winching him to safety,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25HMS Gannet sped Sandy to a nearby hospital in Lochgilphead.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31Three, two, one, and on there.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Amazingly, just 18 hours later,
0:37:54 > 0:37:59Sandy was back home in Tighnabruaich and back with his grandson Andrew.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08'The helicopter service was absolutely superb.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11'They did a fantastic job,'
0:38:11 > 0:38:13and I think, time-wise,
0:38:13 > 0:38:17by how cold I was and everything,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20time was of the essence.
0:38:20 > 0:38:26It was absolutely essential for the rescue that they did for me.
0:38:26 > 0:38:312177. That's... The casualty is an 82-year-old male.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35The Royal Navy and the Coastguard certainly played their part
0:38:35 > 0:38:37but Sandy wouldn't be here now
0:38:37 > 0:38:41if it wasn't for the amazing efforts of his 13-year-old grandson.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45What he did for me that day was he saved my life.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48That's what he did.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50'We'd been to Tarbert and we were just leaving'
0:38:50 > 0:38:52and we were about mid-channel
0:38:52 > 0:38:54and we were...
0:38:54 > 0:38:57A wave hit us on the port side
0:38:57 > 0:39:01and the boat went up, like, vertical,
0:39:01 > 0:39:04and then he flew out into the water.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09When I was under the water, I didn't know what was happening.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17I pulled my kill cord out really quickly to stop the boat,
0:39:17 > 0:39:21and then I seen him coming up to the surface, so I reversed back.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23And, when I saw him on the boat,
0:39:23 > 0:39:26I knew he would do something about it.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30That's how sure I am of my grandson.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35And the main thing on my mind was saving him
0:39:35 > 0:39:39and getting him tied to the boat and getting help.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46After tying his grandpa to the boat, Andrew called the Coastguard,
0:39:46 > 0:39:48who put out a Mayday call.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Andrew held on to his grandpa and sounded an alarm
0:39:53 > 0:39:55until the Maighdean Mhara arrived...
0:40:01 > 0:40:03..and he stayed by his grandpa's side
0:40:03 > 0:40:05until the helicopter took Sandy to hospital.
0:40:09 > 0:40:13When he was getting pulled up into the helicopter, I just prayed
0:40:13 > 0:40:17that he'd get up there and he would be all right and get to hospital.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25This calmness and determination has earned Andrew a unique award
0:40:25 > 0:40:28from the UK Coastguard.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31SEAGULLS SQUAWK
0:40:34 > 0:40:39Alex Smith, the Maritime Operation Controller at Belfast Coastguard,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42answered Andrew's emergency call that day.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47I nominated Andrew for a Chief Coastguard's commendation.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49I don't think we've ever given it out to anybody
0:40:49 > 0:40:51in these circumstances before.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56A certificate of recognition to Andrew Scott Paton.
0:40:56 > 0:41:01He reported calmly and concisely to Coastguard
0:41:01 > 0:41:05that his 82-year-old grandfather, who had a heart condition,
0:41:05 > 0:41:09had fallen from the boat but was unable to climb back on board.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Andrew managed to get a line to his grandfather, and was holding
0:41:12 > 0:41:17on to one end of the rope, whilst making the 999 call from the boat.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19He has since made a full recovery.
0:41:20 > 0:41:23Andrew is congratulated for his calmness,
0:41:23 > 0:41:26bravery and effective actions on the day,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29which undoubtedly saved his grandfather's life.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Andrew, well done, son.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41There, a Coastguard hat to keep your head warm. OK?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43LAUGHTER
0:41:43 > 0:41:46Andrew is the youngest person ever to receive
0:41:46 > 0:41:51the Chief Coastguard of Great Britain Certificate of Recognition,
0:41:51 > 0:41:55and the team of HMS Gannet also specially fly by to salute
0:41:55 > 0:41:58a 13-year-old boy who saved his grandpa's life.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06I'm glad I had a life jacket and he had a life jacket on.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08I'm glad I had radios, equipment, everything -
0:42:08 > 0:42:11it all paid off at the end.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Exceptionally proud.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21I really am, yeah.
0:42:36 > 0:42:41It's been all go for the emergency services across the British Isles.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43At hospital on the Isle of Man,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47it turned out Bobby had broken his jaw and fractured his leg,
0:42:47 > 0:42:51but he's fixed up his bike and is again ready to ride.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53In the Lake District,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56the four teenage boys rescued by Martin were grounded.
0:42:57 > 0:43:02They vowed never to go out on the lake without life jackets again.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07And, in Scotland, Andrew has decided to become a lifeboatman,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09and grandad Sandy has promised his wife
0:43:09 > 0:43:12he's retired from sailing for good.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16And who said it was quiet in the countryside?