Cornwall Air Ambulance respond to capsized boat at Roadford Lake

On Wednesday 8 June Cornwall Air Ambulance was tasked at around 1.30pm following reports that a boat had capsized on Roadford Lake in Okehampton. Several people were reported to have been on the boat at the time.

Cornwall Air Ambulance was part of the multi-agency response to this incident, working alongside Devon Air Ambulance, South Western Ambulance Service, Devon and Cornwall Police, Fire Service search and rescue and the coastguard.

One casualty was treated by the charity’s critical care paramedics and airlifted to Derriford Hospital.

Our thoughts are with everyone involved in this incident.