Rope rescue for man injured in bunker fall

Monday 18 April 2016

Firefighters had to use ropes to rescue an injured man who had fallen from an old Occupation Tower on Sunday afternoon.

The man in his 20s had fallen while working on a ladder at the old signal station at La Moye, injuring his legs.

Firefighters had to lower him eight-metres by ropes to the ground after paramedics had treated him at the scene.

A team of 11 firefighters and two paramedics attended the incident.

The crews were also called to treat an elderly man who had suffered a suspected stroke nearby, as well as a smoke investigation in town at around the same time.

Watch Commander Richard Ryan said: “The incidents that green watch have attended over this weekend demonstrate the varied roles undertaken by a modern fire and rescue service.”