Fall from cliff THE DEPUTY LAUNCHING AUTHORITY of Abersoch ILB station was informed by HM Coastguard at 1701 on Thursday August 23, 1979, that a boy had fallen from the cliff at Llanbedrog Head, two miles north east of the station. The Atlantic 21 launched at 1715 manned by Helmsman Gareth Hughes Jones and Crew Members Barrie McGill, Caradog Roberts and Noel Loughlin and ten minutes later had reached the base of the cliff.

Three of the crew left the boat and climbed up to where the nine-year-old boy, who had fallen from about 150 feet, was lying, and Helmsman Hughes Jones decided that his injuries weresufficiently serious to require his removal by air.

A helicopter was scrambled from RAF Valley at 1725 and arrived overhead at about 1745. At 1500 the casualty was winched aboard, followed three minutes later by his mother who accompanied him to Bangor Hospital.

The ILB returned to station and was refuelled and again ready for service by 1835.

For this service a letter signed by Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, director of the Institution, was sent to A. T. G.

Owen, the Abersoch station honorary secretary, conveying the Institution's appreciation to Helmsman Gareth Hughes Jones and his crew..