Today was no different when two kayakers were spotted heading out towards Old Harry. Concerned with the conditions and the weather warning the patrol headed to the Old Harry area and working with our colleagues in NCI Peveril Point monitored them until they were safely back in Swanage.
In a coastal emergency 999 Coastguard.
Coastguards provided Initial first aid until the arrival of paramedics from South Western Ambulance and along with staff from the National Trust worked to then clear the beach.
The male was then flown to the whitecliff landing site at Poole to be taken to hospital.
We would like to thank the public for their cooperation during this incident.
The patrol gave first aid to a collapsed male requesting the full team and ambulance near to Knoll Beach.
Meanwhile colleagues from St Albans and Poole Coastguard were tasked to a person with a dislocated shoulder at the northern end of the beach.
The Coastguard teams assisted ambulance crews with the transportation of both casualties to the ambulances.
A female has a suspected broken ankle and due to the difficult location had to be airlifted to hospital but the Rescue helicopter from Lee on Solent.
South Western Ambulance also attended the incident.
The female was flown to the landing site for Poole hospital.
The owner turned up and confirmed no one was missing.
The area was checked for pollution but nothing was found. The team returned at the first high water to monitor the situation whilst the owner tried to refloat the vessel.
Assisted by lifeguards and Beach wardens the area was monitored to ensure the safety of visitors to the beach. Unfortunately the vessel didn’t move so another attempt was before 6pm with the help of a local fishing boat which was successful.
