Incident
Rescue
Date
11.12pm - 26 July 2024
Last updated
8.06am - 27 July 2024
Status
Closed
Incident type
From height
Location
Woolfardisworthy
Attending station
Barnstaple
Hartland
South Molton
Camels Head
Following a call from Coastguard, two fire engines and two Technical Rescue Teams were mobilised to assist initially in the search for six people in a wooded area, and then in the rescue.
All six people were rescued from a cliff face with steep vegetation. In use throughout the incident was portable lighting, specialist rescue lines and equipment.
All of the people rescued were handed over to the Ambulance Service.