Lifeboat Called To Rocks Rescue

Monday, 13 September 2021 06:57

A person has been rescued after falling from the ladder at Le Jaonnet Bay onto rocks.

The lifeboats were launched just before 5pm on Saturday to recover the injured person.

St John Emergency Ambulance Service attended, with the crew walking the cliff path and ladder to the beach to provide care at the scene.

Credit: St John EAS

A basket stretcher was used to move the casualty first to the Inshore Boat and then to the All Weather Lifeboat.

The patient was taken to St Peter Port and transferred by ambulance to the Princess Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

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