Sidmouth: Beer Coastguard helps rescue woman with suspected broken ankle on coast path

Coastguard rescue teams from Exmouth and Beer were called out to an incident on the coast path near the geoneedle at Orcombe Point on Sunday afternoon (6 November).

A woman, who it was suspected had broken her ankle, was taken to a nearby ambulance using an all-terrain vehicle from of the South Western Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Teams.

The all-terrain vehicle deployed (Beer Coastguard Rescue Team)

A spokesperson for Beer Coastguard Rescue Team said: "Back up Exmouth Coastguard with a lady who had fallen on the coast path just east of the geoneedle, sustaining a suspected broken ankle.

"Once on scene it was decided to call for the HART team and in particular their all terrain six-wheeled vehicle as a stretcher carry would have been very difficult in the muddy conditions, and painful for the casualty.

"HART were able to administer pain killing drugs to make the casualty more comfortable, before being lifted into the all terrain vehicle and transported back across the fields to the ambulance.

"We wish them a speedy recovery."