Coastguard rescue two people clinging onto cliff 100ft up Filey Brigg
Two people clinging onto a cliff 100ft up on Filey Brigg have been rescued.
On Tuesday afternoon Humber Coastguard received a 999 call from a member of the public reporting the situation.
A team from Filey quickly made their way to the cliff top and used a Coastguard protocol called immediate rope rescue to stabilise the first casualty and prevent a life threatening fall.
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Hide AdA second team from Bridlington was called out and installed a second rope rescue setup to secure the second casualty.
Both were recovered unharmed to the cliff top.
Coastguard Area Commander Matthew Atkinson said: “This was a time critical technical cliff rescue executed quickly and precisely by those involved, well done.”
A coastguard helicopter from Humberside and Filey Lifeboat also attended.