CLIMBERS FALL AT LEWES CASTLE


At 11.43 this morning Swansea Coastguard were alerted by a call from the Police to two climbers, one of whom had fallen over 100 feet. The incident was by the Fall Bay at Lewes Castle near Rhossili.

The first male climber sustained leg and arm injuries whilst the other casualty, a female, had been hit on the head by a rock dislodged from above caused by the other climber. She was suffering from head, neck and spinal injuries. Neither were in the water.

Both the Rhossili and Mumbles Coastguard Rope Rescue Teams were turned out and a rescue helicopter scrambled. The Ambulance Service was also alerted.

Rescue Helicopter R169 from RAF Chivenor landed nearby whilst the winchman along with members of both Teams stabilised both casualties. The female was then taken onto the aircraft by stretcher and was flown to Morriston Hospital in Swansea. The helicopter returned to pick up the male and transfer her to the same hospital also by stretcher.

Beverley Haigh, Duty Watch Manager At Swansea Coastguard said

“Fortunately today has been clear with little wind which has aided the rescue. The A&E department at Morriston Hospital were contacted to alert them to the incoming helicopter and the extent of injuries sustained.. By all accounts from our teams on the ground this was a tricky extraction of both climbers, and our thanks are due to all those involved for the professionalism by which they carried out the rescue.”

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