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Campervan crashes off slipway into sea off Skye

News imageKyle RNLI A white campervan lying on its side beside a slipwayKyle RNLI
The camper van had crashed off the slipway in Kylerhea

A lifeboat crew was called out after a campervan crashed off a slipway into the sea off the Isle of Skye.

Volunteers from the Kyle of Lochalsh rescue boat took just 10 minutes to reach the scene at the Kylerhea narrows after the alarm was raised on Wednesday morning.

They found the van lying on its side and the crew checked to ensure no-one was injured or trapped inside.

It was soon established the sole occupant and his three dogs were unharmed, and the lifeboat returned to its base about 45 minutes later.

News imageKyle RNLI A white campervan lying on its side beside a slipway with an orange lifeboat in the right of the pictureKyle RNLI
The sole occupant and his three dogs were unharmed

Norman Finlayson, helm at Kyle RNLI said: "The emergency services received multiple reports of a campervan having entered the water in the Kylerhea narrows area, which is a stretch of water with extremely strong currents.

"We launched as quickly as possible, and when we arrived on scene, were glad to see that there was nobody trapped inside the vehicle, and the occupant and his three dogs were safely ashore."