A “quick-thinking” teenager who used his own boat to rescue two men after they fell from a toy inflatable off the Isle of Skye has been praised by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
RNLI volunteers from Kyle of Lochalsh were called to Broadford Bay at about 9pm on Saturday following reports of two men in difficulty in the water.
However, before the RNLI crew arrived, the teenager, believed to be around 16 years old, spotted the pair in distress, went out in his own boat and brought them safely back to shore.
The crew checked there were no injuries and left the scene.
Andrew MacDonald, helm at Kyle RNLI, said: “Thanks to the quick thinking of the teenager going out in his own boat to rescue the two casualties, a far more serious situation was averted.
Article continues below
“We’d like to remind people that blow-up inflatable toys should be kept for use in swimming pools and not open water, and to always ensure that you have lifejackets on and a means of communicating to the emergency services if you get into any difficulty.”