Man seriously injured in Torquay cliff fall
A MAN was in a serious condition in hospital today after falling 65 feet down cliffs at Torquay last night.
The 40-year-old man was rescued from the water off Oddicombe Beach at about 7.20pm, Brixham Coastguard said.
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Torbay lifeboat and the inshore lifeboat assisted with the rescue.
The man was taken to Torbay Hospital before being transferred to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth. The nature of his injuries is currently unknown.
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The all-weather lifeboat and inshore lifeboat were launched from Brixham at 7.30pm and the casualty was secured in a stretcher before being placed in an ambulance.
It was reported that another man had tried to swim out to help the casualty but had to be recovered by the lifeboat.
The crew of the inshore boat provided medical assistance and paramedic transfers to the casualty location.
A further group of around twenty people were transferred to safety from a ledge by the inshore lifeboat.
Earlier in the evening the inshore lifeboat was sent to Torquay's Armchair Rock where three youths in a dinghy were clinging to the five-knot marker buoy having apparently lost their oars.
They were all recovered and returned to Saltern Cove their point of departure.
Comments
by nicold
Saturday, May 26 2012, 12:21PM
“"CarltonClub, Basileus and nicold you were there to witness this were you? Of course you were not you were sat with a cup of tea behind your computers weren't you, ready to pounce."
And I expect you were there to say he wasn't stupid?
The fact is that stupid people never learn, unless they have an incentive, like having to pay the bill for rescue, to deter them for doing such things.
It may be that the gentleman had an unfortunate accident that he couldn't help and in that case he shouldn't have to pay anything...but youth losing their oars is stupidity!”
by Dave_David
Saturday, May 26 2012, 12:51AM
“CarltonClub, Basileus and nicold you were there to witness this were you? Of course you were not you were sat with a cup of tea behind your computers weren't you, ready to pounce.
You can gather nothing from this story only the guy was transferred to Derriford from Torbay Hospital so he must be seriously ill.
Two of you always make things out to bad when you don't know the facts.
milesnagop you are the one with any sense the other three should shut up and hang their heads in shame.”
by nicold
Friday, May 25 2012, 3:55PM
“These people should be rescued, but should be told to pay for the help, if it's ascertained they were in trouble due to their stupidity!”
by milesnagop
Friday, May 25 2012, 3:54PM
“Oh shut up, for god's sake.”
by Basileus
Friday, May 25 2012, 3:21PM
“Carlton Club. Ät best fined? And your worst? Mind you, on thinking about it, you are probably right. String ém up. It's the only language they understand. Shome mishtake shurerly?”
by CarltonClub
Friday, May 25 2012, 1:38PM
“These people need to be left to fend for themselves - survival of the fittest and if alcohol or drugs are involved they should be at best fined.”