Emergency services battle poor weather conditions to help rescue person stuck on cliff

A police helicopter was drafted in to help rescue teams as they worked to bring a person to safety after they became stuck on a cliff face.
By Fiona Thompson
Published 28th Jun 2020, 10:40 BST
Updated 28th Jun 2020, 10:41 BST
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Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team was joined by colleagues based in Hartlepool and two RNLI lifeboats after Durham Constabulary called for their help to find the person at 12.30am today, Sunday, June 28.

It had been reported the person was “stuck half-way down a cliff somewhere in the Seaham area” with a search carried out by the National Police Air Service and the RNLI volunteers from Sunderland.

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They managed to find the person below a narrow cliff path south of Nose’s Point at Dawdon.

Emergency services were called to an area south of Nose's Point after a person became stuck on the cliff face.Emergency services were called to an area south of Nose's Point after a person became stuck on the cliff face.
Emergency services were called to an area south of Nose's Point after a person became stuck on the cliff face.

A spokesperson for the Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team said: “After some excellent work from police officers in poor weather conditions, the casualty agreed to be rescued and one of our rope rescue technicians was lowered to assist recovering them into the care of the police.”

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A photo shared by Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team as its officers and their colleagues worked at the scene.A photo shared by Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team as its officers and their colleagues worked at the scene.
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A photo by Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team showing the area were the rescue took place.A photo by Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team showing the area were the rescue took place.
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