Coastguard Rescue Officers have assisted the Isle of Wight Ambulance Service in evacuating an injured person from a remote part of the South Wight this afternoon (Saturday).
Ventnor Coastguard Rescue Team were tasked to Watershoot Bay near Niton at 14:30 when Solent Coastguard received a request for assistance from local paramedics.
It’s understood that an individual was enjoying a walk in the countryside when they became injured and needed medical assistance.
Coastguard officers put themselves at risk and stretchered the casualty across difficult terrain to the awaiting ambulance, with paramedics then conveying the patient to St Mary’s Hospital.
Islanders are being urged to stay at home and follow Government instructions during this time of crisis. This latest shout is the second for Ventnor CRT in the Niton Undercliff area this week, as previously reported by Island Echo.
If you or someone else is in difficulty on the coast or at sea, or if you spot what you think may be unexploded ordnance, then dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard. Further safety information can be found at https://coastguardsafety.campaign.gov.uk/.
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Hope they get fined. This is exactly why we’re told to exercise local and not far and wide. Something it seems only the people who comment here understand. If they are carrying covid 19 they may have spread it to the people come to help them.
Well said Tom!
this person might live at Knowles Farm Cottage or the few houses very close to there or is it that you know the person?
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Knowles farm shouldn’t be doing holiday let’s and most of the houses in niton are now second homers (dfl’s down from London’s!!!)
I’ve just said hope the person hasn’t passed cv19 to the rescuers. So much for being responsible
They could just as easily been injured locally and needed help.
Awful! selfish people not thinking about those who have to rescue them ! Grr stay local for your exercise !
As pointed out before perhaps they live local and yes people do live in Niton and I don’t expect they went out purposely to get hurt
Try telling the cyclists to stay local…. they aren’t listening either
Agreed. And statistically far more likely to have an accident than walkers.
They horse riders more likely to fall and break summit an all.
Why go there, idiots.
And you wouldn’t if it was on your doorstep then
Soooo selfish’ another one who’ rules don’t apply to because they are far to superior….
Beautiful day, lovely walking area, and a complete accident. How many people had an ‘accident’ at home that won’t make the news?
Keep it all into perspective and save your hate for those who deliberately are vile, as there are plenty of them here.
You’re very quick to condemn someone you don’t know! They may be live very close to the spot and be used to walking there.Or have some other reason to be there. I do worry that a large number of people are prepared to be vindictive about people they don’t know, as soon as there’s a national crisis. Humanity and supporting each other, hoping for the best of people, would be healthier. Do as you would be done by.
To Teresa, it may be “local” to where this person lives and it’s unfortunate they got into trouble but this report says this person was in a REMOTE spot. Surely common sense should prevail. People really need to start listening and stop thinking just of themselves, our emergency services are stretched enough as it is.
Rules are ther to be broken
Unless they live in the immediate vicinity, they should have been left, or given a hefty bill for their rescue. Why especially at this unprecedented time do people do things which stretch our already overstretched heroes even further. It may sound harsh but I stand by my comments. Stay home, exercise locally, only shop for essentials, not pot plants, compost & the like, also only one person per couple needs to shop. The number of idiots I have seen out and about stretching the guidelines makes me beggar belief. I am especially concerned how many over 70’s I see out and about, I have challenged a few,and had a lot of abuse back, saying no one is going to make them stay in. I thought they were on 12 weeks of lock down. Our neighbour is 79, whenever I go shopping we look after her. Come on everyone do your bit to save a life.
The 12 week stay inside recommendation (not law) is for those with medical conditions that put them at high risk.
Just being old is not one of those conditions. I know several 70 and 80 year olds who are fitter and healthier than I am and would take great exception if someone accosted them in the street.
Providing they follow the distancing and hand washing advice they are at no more risk than you are.
Abusing people in the streets or giving them black looks just because you think they shouldn’t be out is a cruel thing to do and can have serious consequences.
How would you feel if you found your 79 year old neighbour in tears and scared to even put the bins out because some “well meaning” person had told her off for being outside?
You are absolutely right naturists are still going down to blackgang beach just round the corner from the incident most of them are elderly and breaking the rules. The police should block the car park off at old blackgang road.
It seems your out and about more than is necessary spying on people who are out are you a 1 man police force mind your own business and keep your thoughts to yourself
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Why is it now that everyone is making a point of going out, all year round people moan about going to work and wishing they could stay home and yet now when your being told to just stay home and do NOTHING everyone is choosing to go out? Yes I know people can go out and exercise but why cant they do it locally as close to home as possible.
I’m sure the volunteer coast guard officers would like to protect themselves and there family from this virus aswell, I’m sure the firefighters are wanting to do the same aswell as all other branches of the emergency services.
People please think of the what ifs when you go out and take exercise that again you are entitled to do, it’s all about being extra cautious and sadly thinking of things that you wouldn’t normally think about day to day, I know it’s a pain but everyone is in the same boat.
Yep Just walk up and down union street sure much safer for everyone.
Idiots
Oh this will get the bleeding hearts going. It is just possible the person lived near there?
But that wouldn’t make for such a moral high ground would it?
Utterly speechless
A selfish, thoughtless individual has taken themselves out for some exercise which is ok but they didn’t stay local, ended up in a remote part of the island and got into trouble. What is wrong with these people? As Judge Rinder would say “STUPID”
Remote on island? Chuck a rock across it with the wind behind it.