Two children, adult and two dogs rescued after becoming stranded on rocks at Dalgety Bay

Two children, an adult and two dogs have been rescued after becoming stranded on rocks in Fife.

RNLI crews were called to reports of the group cut off by the tide on the rocks east of St David’s Harbour, Inverkeithing Bay on Monday.

Crews had already gathered at the station due to an earlier call out and were waiting for the tide to drop to carry out a training session.

The lifeboat was launched and crews located the casualties on the rocks near the water’s edge.

RNLI said two crew members were put ashore to talk to the casualties and ensure they did not need any medical assistance.

The people and dogs were brought aboard the lifeboat and taken to St David’s Harbour where they were met by local Coastguard teams.

A spokesperson for the RNLI said: “At 4.55pm on Monday, UK Coastguard paged our launching authority to reports of one adult, two children, and two dogs cut off by the tide on the rocks east of St David’s Harbour, Inverkeithing Bay.

“Crew were already gathered at the station following an earlier shout and waiting for the tide to drop in order to undertake a training session on the slipway.

“Therefore, the boat was launched straight away. The lifeboat proceeded at best speed to St David’s and located the casualties on the rocks near the water’s edge.

“Two crew members were put ashore to talk to the casualties and ensure they did not need any medical assistance.

“The casualties were recovered to the lifeboat and taken to St David’s Harbour to be met by local Coastguard teams.”