Coasteering day out leads to 999 call

AT 9.55 0n Monday, (Sep 21) UK Coastguard at Milford Haven received a call for assistance as a person had a suspected broken ankle near Brandy Cove.

Mumbles volunteer crew boarded the inshore lifeboat The Mark Lott and made best speed to assist Mumbles Coastguard cliff rescue team.

The casualty was taken by stretcher and lifeboat to Caswell Bay following Casualty care from the crew.

Lifeboat helm Josh Stewart said ‘The position made access pretty tricky without going by lifeboat. Hopefully the injury will be not too serious but they were in a lot of pain’.

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