Two rock climbers had to be rescued from a cliff after their rope came loose. The climbers were abseiling down the rock face at St Agnes Head when their rope buckled and dropped to the bottom.
One of the climbers suffered a deep cut to their leg, and both found themselves stranded. HM Coastguard in Falmouth said they received a distress call from the two climbers who said they were unable to move due to the sharp dramatic cliff face and a large swell beneath them.
Both St Agnes cliff rescue team (CRT) and the RNLI lifeboat were called out to the scene. A spokesman for the RNLI said: "Due to the position of the casualties, a member of the CRT abseiled down to the climbers and assisted them with the inshore lifeboat.
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"Our lifeboat crew made the decision to extract both casualties and the CRT member onto the ILB and return them to the shore by boat where they were greeted by the station's recovery shore crew and the casualties were treated for their injuries." The rescue happened on Monday, May 2.
Helmsman Ed Schwarz added: "This is a prime example of the importance of always carrying a means of calling for help and letting somebody know where you are going, especially when doing an activity at the coast. Our lifeboat crew and St Agnes CRT pulled together and worked out the best possible way to rescue both casualties and return everyone to shore safely."
