NEW water rescue equipment supplied to Tayside Fire and Rescue crews in Perth by Safe-Tay helped save the life of a young woman from the fast-flowing River Tay on Tuesday evening.
Members of Perth Fire Station’s Green Watch raced to the river at 9.15pm when a call was received that a female was hanging from the Perth Bridge.
Watch manager Brian Teven described how a river drowning tragedy was averted: “When we arrived she was already in the water and between the two bridges.
The sister of a Perthshire musician who drowned in the River Tay is to take part in a demanding training course on water safety. Lisa Stuart will go to Nottingham on December 9 to take part in the Swiftwater and Flood Technician Course, aimed at teaching the emergency services how to deal with water-related incidents.
A PERTH nightclub is set to host a marathon fund-raising tribute to a popular musician who died in a water accident last year.
The Bliss and Envy venue on Canal Street will play host to the second Motionfest, to raise awarenes of the recently-formed Safe-Tay charity, on September 1.
The cream of the Fair City's rock bands as well as acts from Aberdeen and Dundee will take part in the event, which has been organised in memory of the late drummer Graham Motion, from Abernethy.
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A PERTHSHIRE woman who lost her brother in a tragic Tay incident has launched a charity to help prevent more lives being lost.
Lisa Stuart, sister of Graham Motion who drowned in the Tay last July, is keen to ensure lessons of the dangers of the River Tay are learned by local residents. She told the PA: “After what happened to my brother last year we realised there was no water safety strategy in place, or anything like it, in Perth to educate people.
“We are trying to develop that and make this a safe community for all.”
Lisa is establishing the ‘Safe-Tay in Perth’ charity – a voluntary group dedicated to promoting water safety and preventing future tragedies – and is keen to hear from anyone interested in helping out.
BACKING has been given to a charity seeking to make the River Tay safer – and a local politician is planning to raise the issue at national level this week.
Hot on the heels of news of the launch of Safe-Tay in Perth by Lisa Stuart, sister of Graham Motion who drowned in the River Tay last summer, Scottish Parliament politician Roseanna Cunningham hopes to raise the issue in Holyrood this week.
The SNP MSP has asked if the Scottish Executive will review arrangements to rescue people from moving water.
