A Busy East End Beach on a Rare Sunny Day in July 2023.

The Portland Fire Department crews intervened successfully yesterday to rescue four individuals off the East End Beach.

At 10:43 am., the Portland Fire Department answered an alarm for two swimmers in trouble approximaely 100 yards off the East End Beach.  Responding in Marine 3, the Marine Division crew was able to quickly locate one person stranded on a small island.  Rescue efforts were redirected to two additional swimmers in the water clutching mooring equipment.  Personal flotation devices were provided and secured  to the swimmers while a fourth person was also found to be in distress,  The crew repositioned to the fourth swimmer to provide and secure a personal flotation device.

Once the safety of all four had been ensured by their donning of personal flotation devices, individuals were then retrieved by the Marine Division crew with Marine 3 and all were returned safely to shore.  There were no injuries to the swimmers or any of the responders.