Surfers Rescued

BROADSTAIRS, UK - NOVEMBER 09: Surfers in trouble on the rocks in Joss Bay, Broadstairs, Kent. Dover Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) sent Margate Coastguard Rescue Team and Ramsgate Inshore and All Weather Lifeboats to the scene. Police Helicopter QH99 was also scrambled to the bay to assist. However, due to the rough tides in the bay the lifeboats were unable to safely reach the surfers. The Police helicopter was not equipped to lift the surfers from the cliffs and so provided an invaluable surveillance role in the incident, also using its tannoy to warn surfers of the dangers in the area and keep them clear of the beach. Deal and Margate Cliff Coastguard Rescue Teams were then tasked to the cliffs to aid in the rescue and brought two of the casualties safely to the top of the cliffs. The third casualty was able to walk around the cliffs back to shore.