Heroic Rescue as Person Trapped on Rocks at Folkestone

Emergency Teams Rush to Scene

A Coastguard rescue helicopter and the RNLI Littlestone Lifeboat were scrambled after a person became trapped on rocks off Lower Sandgate Road in Folkestone this evening.

Swift Action Saves the Day

The victim was quickly rescued and winched to a waiting ambulance. Coastguard teams from Folkestone and paramedics from the South East Coast Ambulance Service arrived on scene to provide urgent assistance at around 7pm on Tuesday.

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