A TEACHER who was saved by the RNLI has found a special way of saying thank you to the volunteer lifeboat crew.
In January, Trisha Rivers, 53, of Maine Crescent, Rayleigh, was on holiday in Devon when she was taken seriously ill in a cottage with no vehicle access.
However, the cottage was beside the river Teign and a lifeboat was able to get her out to a waiting ambulance.
Mrs Rivers, who collapsed due to an infection affecting her immune system, said: "I decided to say thank you by becoming a volunteer educator and presenter for the RNLI.
"We go to schools and youth groups and make them aware of the organisation and promote water safety."
Mrs Rivers, who already has two jobs, has been a member of the RNLI for more than 20 years and spotted the job advertised in the RNLI magazine Compass.
She added: "The advertisement could have been written by me, for me, and I'm looking forward to doing two or three presentations a month."
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