Coastguards rescue man from cliffs at Saunton
A 27–year old man was assisted to the top of cliffs at
Saunton by coastguard rescue teams this evening after getting stuck during a
climb.
The man and friends had begun climbing from the bottom of the
ten metre cliffs when he became stuck.
His girlfriend called 999 and spoke to Swansea Coastguard who sent the Croyde
and Mortehoe Coastguard Rescue teams to the scene. The teams extracted the man
from the cliff side and took him up to the top of the cliffs. He was unharmed
by his ordeal.
Swansea Coastguard’s Marc Lancey said:
“Even a short cliff can quickly become an arduous climb and
cliffs can be crumbly and unstable. Our advice is to only climb cliffs if you
are properly trained, have the correct climbing gear with you and have risk
assessed the cliffs.
If you see someone in trouble at sea or along the coast call
999 and ask for the Coastguard.”