Climber rescued in early hours

A climber stuck on cliffs near Anvil Point after a days climbing has been rescued safely during a two hour incident.

The Swanage Coastguard team along with St Albans Coastguard were tasked to a report of a climber stuck in the Boulder Ruckle area at midnight.

Both Swanage RNLI lifeboats were launched to assist in the incident and on arrival provided safety cover and lit up the scene of the incident from the water.

A rope technician was deployed to the climber who was stuck about mid way on the 90ft cliff.
Working under flood lights and with the restrictions the current health situation the technician worked to safely get to the climber, check their welfare before rescuing them using a rescue strop.

The female climber had been climbing in the area for the day with a friend when they became stuck.  Due to time of day the pair called the emergency services for assistance.

Having been recovered to the top of the cliff and medically checked the pair left to return home.

Rope technician with the Swanage Lifeboat lighting up the cliff.