A young woman who fell more than 100ft down a cliff on the Jurassic Coast was plucked to safety in a dramatic rescue.
The woman slipped on the coast path and fell down the grassy cliff, landing on a ledge about 80 feet above rocks, rescuers said.
A Coastguard officer was lowered down the cliff on ropes and the woman was put in a harness and brought to safety. She was shocked and suffered some minor injuries.
Lyme Regis and Beer Coastguard teams, paramedics, a lifeboat and rescue helicopters were sent to the scene at midday yesterday after the alarm was raised on the coast between Beer and Seaton.
Picture: Lyme Regis Coastguard
The woman could not be seen from the top of the cliff but the police helicopter was able to spot her and provide an accurate location
Coastguard teams had to hack their way through undergrowth so they could set up their rope rescue system at the top of the cliff.
A spokesman for Beer Coastguard said: "Our technician was lowered down the cliff but could not see the casualty until about 10 feet above her. He secured her into a harness to prevent her from falling over any further. He assessed her for any injuries; as these were minor injuries and she could walk we decided to winch them both back up.
"She had lost her shoes while slipping down the cliff so she was taken up slowly not wanting to cause any more injuries.
"She was safely brought to the top and handed over to paramedics for further treatment of injuries and shock.
"A multi agency tasking where undoubtedly a life was saved."
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