HM Coastguard has rescued two climbers after one injured their leg during a climb at Bosigran in West Cornwall. The experienced climber fell badly injuring his leg at around 2:45 yesterday afternoon (07th April). He found himself approximately 70 meters from the base of the cliff and 20 meters from the top, but due to his injury he was unable to make his way up or down the granite cliff face. Knowing they needed help his climbing partner called 999 and asked for the Coastguard. Helicopter during the rescue Coastguard rescue teams from Land’s End, St Ives and Penzance, a senior coastal officer, two St Ives RNLI lifeboats and the Coastguard helicopter from Newquay were all sent. The climber had found himself under an outcrop, due to the tricky location it was decided the safest option was for the helicopter to winch the casualty and his friend onto the aircraft. However, due to the possible downwash from the aircraft all other climbers had to vacate the area first. With the coas
A teenager has been rescued after the hole he was digging on a beach collapsed around him. HM Coastguard received a 999 call just before 12:45 this afternoon (8 th April) after a 14 year old boy became trapped in sand. Stock image The boy had been digging a hole on the beach at Anderby Creek when it collapsed leaving just his head visible. His parents were able to keep his mouth free from the sand by gently scooping the sand away until help arrived. Coastguard rescue teams from Skegness and Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service, Lincolnshire Police, East Midlands Ambulance Service and an air ambulance were all sent. The boy was carefully dug out and passed into the care of the ambulance service to be checked over. Lucy Hicks, Senior Maritime Operations Officer for HM Coastguard said: ‘The teenager was extremely lucky, if the tide had been coming in or the hole was just a little bit larger there could have been a very different outcome today. ‘Sand by nature is
Kayaks. Canoes. Paddleboards. What do they all have in common? They’re quite often found on the coastline or drifting out to sea. And if we don’t know who they belong to, we can spend time searching for an owner when they’re home safe and sound. So please help us to help you. Label your kit so that if you do get separated from it, and it turns up somewhere, we can get hold of you. In recent weeks, our Coastguard Rescue Teams have found numerous items such as kayaks and canoes drifting out at sea or abandoned near the shoreline. Unfortunately, some of the items we have found have not had their owners’ contact details written on them nor been reported as missing to the Coastguard. As a result, it makes it difficult for us to find out who it belongs to and also means we can never be completely sure if someone is safe or in the worst case, in trouble at sea. This can place a huge strain on our resources especially during the busy summer period when we have to call upon our Coastgua