Loch Ness RNLI give children top tips for water safety
Nearly 150 youngsters were given vital advice from Loch Ness RNLI on how to stay safe in and around the water for their summer holidays.
The RNLI lifeboat station delivered water safety messages just before pupils broke up.
Linda Izquierdo Ross, a deputy launch authority at Loch Ness RNLI, visited Glen Urquhart Primary School along with volunteers Iain Lee and Diane Gow.
They emphasised the importance of the charity’s Respect the Water message and urged pupils to remember not to panic if they entered the water accidentally.
The message is to float like a starfish and to breathe once their head is out of the water.
Youngsters from Balnain Primary later visited the lifeboat station at Temple Pier where they spotted dangers in the surrounding water and environment.
Loch Ness RNLI volunteer Lorna Grant: "The RNLI water safety team would like to thank the teachers and heads of these schools for inviting Loch Ness RNLI. We wish all a happy and safe summer!
"We would also like to remind everyone that the charity’s Respect the Water campaign is applicable to any water user – and not just children."
