Search At Portland Bill

Search At Portland Bill

At 4.50pm, HM Coastguard responded to reports of a person in the water at Portland Bill.
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Wyke and Portland Coastguard Rescue Teams attended and RNLI lifeboats from Weymouth as well as Dorset Police.  A Coastguard rescue helicopter, a police helicopter and the Helimed air ambulance were also involved.  

A lady was recovered from an inaccessible area in a cave below the cliffs at Portland Bill by the crew of the Coastguard rescue helicopter and she was transferred to hospital by South West Ambulance Service.

 

 

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