Thursday 30 August 2007
15.10 Links Road, Uphill
Firefighters from Weston-super-Mare and Bristol were involved in
a rescue operation after a teenage boy became trapped on cliffs at
Uphill.
The 16-year old was climbing without ropes along with an
18-year-old male. The older male fell around 30ft suffering various
injuries, including facial injuries. The 16-year-old remained on a
ledge and used his mobile phone to call 999 to request help.
On arrival fire crews from Weston-super-Mare found the older
male in the care of the ambulance service. A rope was lowered from
the top of the cliffs to the 16-year-old who was secured
until Avon Fire & Rescue Service's rope rescue team
from Temple Fire Station in Bristol could attend.
A rope rescue operative descended from above and placed the boy
in a rescue harness, before bringing him safely to the
bottom of the cliffs. The younger boy was unhurt in the
incident, while the 18-year-old was taken to hospital by the
ambulance service.