A black drone with Guernsey Coastguard branding superimposed over a cliff scene. View from a clifftop looking over dense coastal vegetation towards a rocky headland and bright blue sea under a clear sky with scattered clouds.
Pictured: Guernsey Coastguard used a drone to help locate the boy, who had got stuck on the side of a cliff at Soldiers Bay.

A teenage boy was rescued from the side of a cliff with the help of a drone, after he got stuck on Saturday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to Soldiers Bay, near Fort George, in the south east of the island at about 17:20, after he got “stuck part-way down the cliffs and was unable to move to safety”.

Guernsey Coastguard used a drone to locate the boy, who was then rescued by Guernsey Fire and Rescue using a “technical rope rescue system”. He was then lowered to an RNLI inshore lifeboat below.

Paramedics checked the boy over and he was found to be uninjured. He was then taken by lifeboat back to St Peter Port Harbour, arriving safely at 19:20.

A Guernsey Coastguard spokesperson thanked the other emergency services, saying the operation “demonstrated excellent cooperation between all emergency services involved”.

“The location presented significant challenges, and we commend the swift, professional actions of Guernsey Fire & Rescue, Police and the RNLI Lifeboat crew,” they added.

“Guernsey Coastguard would like to thank all partner agencies for their coordinated efforts during the incident.”