Road traffic collision
Fire Control mobilised crews from Sidmouth, Specialist Rescue Team from Exmouth and 2 Flexi Duty Officers to a report of a car that left the Esplanade at Sidmouth Seafront.
Once in attendance, Crew confirmed that there was a vehicle that had gone off the seawall and was on the beach. This was secured by lines and unknown if there was any casualties within the vehicle as it was deemed too dangerous for crews to assess due to the weather from Storm Ciaran.. Crew requested the attendance of Coastguard.
At 21:03- Crew confirmed that Coastguard, Lifeboat, Police and Ambulance were in attendance.
At 21:12 - Due to the extreme weather conditions, crew put a safety officer in place and cordons around the vehicle.
At 21:23 - a Police Officer managed to get in touch with a family member of the owner of the vehicle - the were confirmed to be safe with no other occupants inside the vehicle.
Fire crews managed to tie off the vehicle with a general purpose line for safety and a strop was left in place. The vehicle was left in situ until weather conditions are safer to collect the vehicle.