Stranded casualty winched up cliff face at Seaford Head

Monday, 18 May 2020 16:49

A person has been rescued after becoming trapped on the beach below Seaford Head on Saturday (May, 16). HM Coastguard said teams from Newhaven and Birling Gap attended the scene after recieving a call alerting them of someone who was cut off by the tide, at around 7.40pm. Rescuers positioned themselves above the casualty and used rope equipment to lower a cliff technician around 200 feet to the beach below. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1440"] Source: Newhaven Coastguard Facebook[/caption] A facemask and gloves were given to the casualty, also worn by the cliff technician. The Cliff Technician, the Casualty & a guitar were safely winched back up the cliff. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1440"] Source: Newhaven Coastguard Facebook[/caption] Officials said: "We know its nice to be out at the coast but please check local weather forecasts and tide times. "Remember some (not all) tide tables and tide apps use in Greenwich Mean Time, so you need to add an hour for British Summer Time. "As in our incident today, if you see someone you believe is in difficulty at the coast, call 999 and ask for Coastguard." [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1440"] Source: Newhaven Coastguard Facebook[/caption] More Radio is continuously dedicated to providing a quality news service on-air and online, reporting local stories that matter across Sussex. If you found this story useful, then check out our home page at moreradio.online where you can find the latest from the county, along with features and competitions from our presenters, as well as listening to the station live. You can also sign up to our news alerts to receive updates on new stories. Simply click on the bell at the bottom right of the home page. This will then allow a pop-up which will ask if you would like to receive alerts. Press ‘allow’ and you’re all signed up! You can also follow us on Facebook and on Twitter.