I was minutes from dying - then I heard the lifeboat crewman's voice

I was minutes from dying - then I heard the lifeboat crewman's voice2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGraeme OgstonBBC ScotlandBBCMandy Galloway (centre) said it was emotional to be reunited with the lifeboat crewHypothermic and clinging to her paddleboard after being swept out to sea, mother-of-four Mandy Galloway felt her life slipping away. She became colder and colder and lost the feeling in her legs as she drifted off the Fife coast. But just as she gave up hope of help arriving, she heard the friendly voice of a lifeboat crew member.Mandy has now been reunited with the lifeboat crew who rescued her in July 2023 - and admitted she has not returned to the water since. "Obviously it's never left me," the 45-year-old from Methil told BBC Scotland News."That was quite a horrific, traumatic experience, because I was only a couple of minutes from dying, so the emotions are still quite raw even though it was a wee while ago."RNLIThe lifeboat crew spotted Mandy 40 minutes after they launched from AnstrutherMandy had been at Kingsbarns Beach with her partner on a "lovely" summer day when they decided to go paddleboarding."There was no intention of going anywhere past a few metres, but the wind picked up quite quickly," she said.Her partner managed to paddle to shore to raise the alarm but Mandy found herself drifting "further and further out". She said: "I was really upset and obviously scared."I was on my knees on the paddle board, holding on to the side."But she was hopeful that she would be rescued soon."I knew Anstruther was just around the corner so I was waiting on a boat coming round the corner," she said."But I was going out further and further and my legs started to go numb because I was on my knees."So I tried to get on to my bum, but when I did the wave caught me and tipped me."It was the first time Mandy had met the crew since her rescue in July 20...