EMERGENCY services were called after a person fell on the coastal path at a Bournemouth beauty spot on Sunday evening, August 7.

Southbourne Coastguard was called to assist the ambulance service at Hengisbury Head just before 7.45pm. 

A spokesperson for Southbourne Coastguard said: “Tasked at 1942 hours by the joint rescue coordination centre to assist the ambulance service with the extraction of a person who had fallen on the coastal path at Hengistbury Head.

“Once on scene we worked with the paramedics to safely transfer the casualty to the ambulance, as the location of the casualty was not accessible by road.

“With the casualty safely on board the ambulance we stood down and returned to station.”