A DRAMATIC evacuation of a casualty with an injured back took place at the Blue Lagoon at Abereiddy again this week. It is the second emergency tasking in recent days.
HM Coastguard teams from Fishguard and St Davids were both involved with the rescue, so was the Coastguard helicopter, Rescue 187, and an NHS ambulance crew.
The 999 call was made at lunch time, but once on scene coastguard officers realised that due to the location of the casualty air support would be needed.
HM Coastguard Fishguard said on their social media feed: “We were tasked along with HM Coastguard – St Davids to the medical evacuation.
“A male casualty with lower back pain after jumping from the top platform.
“On the team’s arrival on scene the casualty was out of the water and on a makeshift stretcher fashioned from a paddle board with his neck being secured by a member of one of the local coasteering companies
“Just as coastguards took over casualty care, a paramedic from Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust arrived on scene to take the lead , due to injuries and the location a helicopter was requested to evacuate from the quarry, so for the second time in less than a week, coastguard officers set about clearing public from the quarry and surrounding area in order to set up a helicopter landing site.
“The helicopter landed in the quarry dropping of the onboard paramedics.
“The casualty was secured in the helicopter stretcher and flown out to a nearby waiting ambulance.”
The coastguard thanked the public for their assistance and cooperation whilst they undertook th rescue mission in ‘difficult circumstances’.
Many are now starting to ask questions about the safety of the location for coasteering activities.
