Weymouth & Portland Coastguard Helicopter Rescue
23rd June 2012
Weymouth & Portland Coastguard Helicopter Rescue
It was one of those times today when I was in the right place at the right time. I was out driving the area looking for poppies/flowers to photograph when I noticed the Coastguard helicopter hovering over Cerne Abbas. I presumed there must be a village fete on, with them doing a demonstration of rescue techniques, so I headed down to the viewing area to see what was happening.
As I arrived, it was obvious they were conducting a rescue so I stopped and watched as they lifted an elderly woman from the base of the Giants footpath.
The Weymouth & Portland Helicopter Rescue do a fantastic job and I have always felt they sometimes don''t get the PR they deserve. They are a fabulous group who always seem to be short of funding and their service under threat. Its times likes these when we realise just how amazing they are, how much their service is needed and how we would all miss them if they weren''t available.
After lifting the injured lady, who had been on a 3 hour walk and was 5 minutes from finishing the trip around the valley when she fell and broke her ankle, they landed nearby to transfer her to a waiting ambulance who whisked her off to the local hospital.
Hats off to the Coastguard. Well done guys. It may business as usual to them, but for one, I''m glad we have them to call on.
It was one of those times today when I was in the right place at the right time. I was out driving the area looking for poppies/flowers to photograph when I noticed the Coastguard helicopter hovering over Cerne Abbas. I presumed there must be a village fete on, with them doing a demonstration of rescue techniques, so I headed down to the viewing area to see what was happening.
As I arrived, it was obvious they were conducting a rescue so I stopped and watched as they lifted an elderly woman from the base of the Giants footpath.
The Weymouth & Portland Helicopter Rescue do a fantastic job and I have always felt they sometimes don''t get the PR they deserve. They are a fabulous group who always seem to be short of funding and their service under threat. Its times likes these when we realise just how amazing they are, how much their service is needed and how we would all miss them if they weren''t available.
After lifting the injured lady, who had been on a 3 hour walk and was 5 minutes from finishing the trip around the valley when she fell and broke her ankle, they landed nearby to transfer her to a waiting ambulance who whisked her off to the local hospital.
Hats off to the Coastguard. Well done guys. It may business as usual to them, but for one, I''m glad we have them to call on.