10th July 2022. The National Coastwatch Institution station at Prawle Point were contacted by one of their off-duty watchkeepers, Chris, who reported a female with a suspected fractured ankle in Maceley Cove.

The station contacted HM Coastguard at Falmouth, who asked the volunteer watchkeepers to request an ambulance. Because of the location of the casualty, a Coastguard Rescue Team, Salcombe RNLI and the Air Ambulance were tasked to the incident. This information was relayed to Chris, who remained on scene with the casualty and a hand-held VHF radio.

The air ambulance dropped a paramedic onto the beach and Following an initial assessment of the casualty, it was decided the safest method of extraction would be via the RNLI Y boat to the waiting ALB to take the casualty back to Salcombe.. The casualty was conveyed by Salcombe lifeboat for transfer up to the rugby club where the Bigbury Coastguard Rescue Team had set up a landing site for the Air Ambulance.

Well done Chris for dealing with the casualty and co-ordinating the multi-agency response.