A WOMAN was rescued from a cliff in Bournemouth in the early hours of this morning.
Coastguard and the fire service were called to the cliff at East Overcliff Drive around 2.30am to reports that a woman had fallen over the cliff.
Fire crews from Springbourne and Westbourne, an aerial ladder platform (ALP) from Westbourne and a technical rescue team from Poole attended the scene.
Rescue of lady from cliff in Bournemouth, joint training with coastguard the week before pays off. pic.twitter.com/Txk62cez9Z
— Richard Coleman (@DWFRSRColeman) July 8, 2017
Cliff rescue complete, just need to get this lot stowed away ready for the next call. pic.twitter.com/09x3VJ45Z5
— Richard Coleman (@DWFRSRColeman) July 8, 2017
A statement from Poole Coastguard said: "The fire service set up their cliff kit and sent a tech over to locate and secure the casualty ready for extraction.
"The casualty was located and made ready for extraction back to the top, but a decision was made to lower the casualty to the promenade as it was closer and where the ambulance was waiting."
According to a Coastguard spokesman the woman had not suffered any serious injuries.
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