Sunday 29 April 2007
16.04 – The Portway, Bristol
A 48-year-old man had to be rescued from cliffs at the Avon
Gorge after falling seven metres.
The casualty was above the road tunnel underneath the Clifton
Suspension Bridge and was reached by the rope rescue team, who
descended on lines from the top of the gorge. Firefighters and
paramedics also used ladders to reach the top of the tunnel.
The man was placed on a stretcher before being transferred onto
the turntable ladder and lowered to a waiting ambulance. The
climber suffered head injuries in the
fall.