PORTLAND COASTGUARD COORDINATE RECOVERY OF INJURED MAN FROM THE MARMOLATA BUTTRESS NEAR ANVIL POINT
Portland Coastguard received
a 999 call from a member of the public using the emergency telephone at Anvil
Point Lighthouse to report a climber in difficulties over the cliff at
Marmolata Buttress.
The climbers had requested
an ambulance but no further information was available. In view of the 35 metre
height of the cliff, the Coastguard Helicopter Rescue was scrambled, Swanage
RNLI Lifeboat launched and the Swanage Coastguard Rescue Team tasked.
On arrival on scene, it was
established that one of the climbers had suffered a fall and a suspected broken
rib. He was therefore unable to climb back up the cliff. The Coastguard
Helicopter Rescue, after preparing the casualty, airlifted him to the Poole Hospital
Landing Site to be met by Poole Coastguard Rescue Officers and Ambulance for
onward transportation to Poole
Hospital .
Swanage Lifeboat recovered
their crewman who had also attended the casualty. Swanage Coastguards monitored
a further three climbers until they were safely back at the top of the cliff.
Portland Coastguard Watch
Manager Maddy Davey, said,
“In this particular area, there
is little or no mobile phone coverage. In areas like this it is advisable to
have another means of raising the alarm, for example an additional person, not
involved in the climbing activity, who could immediately inform the Coastguard
of an incident.”