A Coastguard rescue team in North Cornwall was called out late last night to reports of a casualty having fallen down a gulley.

The Portreath Coastguard Rescue Team received a call out at around 11:30pm as a report came in of a casualty who had fallen approx 20 feet down a gully towards Hell’s Mouth, near Godrevy.

Unfortunately, the suspected casualty's phone had run out of battery half way through their call to emergency services and so the team's first task was to locate the caller and analyse the situation.

The casualty was located in a quarry near the edge of the cliff shortly after the team's arrival and was stabilised and immobilised due to the potential for a spinal injury.

Once this was done, the team, being aware of the current load on the ambulance service, carried the injured person to the nearest car park to await the next available ambulance.

After handing over the casualty at around 2am, the team stood down.

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In an update on its social media page, Portreath Coastguard Rescue Team said: "Late night tasking for the team last night (July 21) at around 23:30 to reports of a casualty who had fallen approx 20ft down a gully towards Hell’s Mouth.

"Unfortunately the casualty’s phone ran out of battery mid way through the 999 call so the team were first tasked to locate and assess the situation.

"After arriving on scene shortly after the casualty was swiftly located in an old quarry cut out towards the edge of the cliff, the team then provided casualty care to stabilize the casualty and immobilise due to a possible spinal injury and generally to make as comfortable as possible.

"Due to the current load on the ambulance service, we carried the casualty on our alpine stretcher to the nearest car park to await the arrival of the next available ambulance.

"Once handed over the team stood down and prepared for the next job by around 0200.

"We wish the casualty a speedy recovery.

"Always remember when your out on the coast to wear appropriate clothing, footwear and have a charged up phone to communicate in case of emergencies."