Teenage sisters "deserve medal" for saving life of dad and child in the North Sea
The teenagers used a lilo to rescue a man and child in the sea near Fraserburgh
Last updated 27th Aug 2019
Two young sisters are being praised by the local lifeboat crew after rescuing a dad and his child from the North Sea near Fraserburgh.
15-year-old Isla and 14-year-old Eilidh Noble - both pupils at Fraserburgh Academy - were at the beach at the Waters of Philorth late on Monday afternoon when they heard shouting coming from farther out.
At first the teenagers thought the man was playing with his child on his shoulders - but they soon realised he was in trouble in deep water.
They swam out with a Lilo and helped both of them to shore, while another man, Keith Gray, came to help.
The child was fine, but the man was unconscious by the time they reached shore.
While the sisters called 999, Sophie Ross, a nurse who had also been on the beach gave him first aid.
He managed to thank his rescuers as he was airlifted to hospital.
A statement on the RNLI Fraserburgh Facebook page says: "Once again the dangers of swimming in our seas have been highlighted and we advise everyone to be very careful when having fun at the coast.
"Isla and Elidh and Keith did brilliant. The girls, for being so young and springing into action and having the presence of mind to phone the coastguard and calmly give them the details of the incident, enabled the emergency services including ourselves to respond and arrive so quickly.
"Make no mistake their presence and actions today made all the difference.
"They all deserve medals."