At 2030hrs on the 08/07/2012 we received a call about a fallen male at Angel Bay on the Little Orme. This was a full team cliff call as he was reported to have fallen 20 Meters down a cliff.
The 82 year old male fell as he was walking the path and was left injured at the bottom. Luckily for him three teenagers had seen what happened and they raised the alert. They also went down to the man to check how he was before help arrived.
Llandudno ILB and an Ambulance along with an Ambulance Officer, who is also a Coastguard Rescue Officer, were also called. We arrived on scene and decided after conducting a dynamic risk assessment a rope rescue was considered too dangerous.
The Ambulance officer and another Paramedic accompanied by a Coastguard Rescue Officer proceeded down the path towards the injured male who lay at the bottom. The Paramedics stabilised the casualty and considered an extraction by lifeboat.
By this time however Rescue 122 from RAF Valley had arrived on scene and this was considered the best option for extraction. The Sea King Helicopter landed on the beach and took all members of the rescue services and the casualty to the top of the cliff. The male was given some advice before being checked in the ambulance and the Coastguard Rescue Officers took him back to the caravan park where he was staying.
The male was described to be wearing 'Dancing Shoes' and this incident could have been avoided if he would have been wearing the appropriate footwear.
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