Climber airlifted to safety

 A climber has been airlifted to safety after suffering a shoulder injury climbing to the west of Anvil Point. 

The incident started just after 14.30 on Wednesday 15th when two Coastguard Rescue Teams and both Swanage RNLI lifeboats  were tasked to the climber. 

Arriving on scene the lifeboat crew managed to get ashore in rough sea conditions and provided first aid.  Due to conditions it was deemed not safe to take the climber off  the base of cliffs by boat so a Coastguard was lowered over the cliff to consider if recovery by cliff was safe using a stretcher however due to several overhangs and the climbers injury it was deemed safer to request the Coastguard helicopter. 

Rescue 175 from Lee on Solent was tasked and airlifted the climber back to the top of the climber to waiting ambulance crews.  After an assessment the climber was released to make their own way to hospital. 

Teams , lifeboats and the helicopter were able to leave just after 18.00. 

A nights training

 

The team continued their training schedule this week with a casualty evacuation scenario on the beach. 

With a medical incident to start with the scenario developed to moving the “casualty” to a safe position and then back to the road. 

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Coastguard Teams recognised for incident

 

Three Coastguard Teams were recognised last week at Poole RNLI Lifeboat station for a joint rescue last August. 

Swanage, Southbourne and Poole Coastguard teams were presented with a Lifeboat Operations Managers letter for exceptional service. 

“We are writing to express our thanks for your participation in a service call that saw a joint operation with Poole Lifeboat Station relief D-Class Marjorie Boneham, responding to a concern for welfare”. 

On the night of the 3rd August 2022 the teams, lifeboat and helicopter were tasked by Solent Coastguard to assist the ambulance service in the area of Hamworthy Park. 

Whilst undertaking a search the inshore lifeboat was directed by the Coastguard Rescue Team to a faint light, subsequently concluded to be the casualty’s phone.  During the transit the lifeboat saw a person in the water struggling and were able to bring them aboard and rapidly transit back to shore to the ambulance. 

This has subsequently been recognised by the RNLI as a life saved. 

This service is a great demonstration of outstanding teamwork of both afloat crew and shore-based agencies and is consistent with the overall professionalism and approach to your roles as Coastguard volunteers.