Incident
Rescue from a Cliff
Date
7.39pm - 05 May 2025
Last updated
10.59pm - 05 May 2025
Status
Closed
Incident type
From height
Location
Plymstock Dunstone
Attending station
Greenbank
Plymstock
Crownhill
Camels Head
At 19:39hrs Fire Control received a call from two teenage males stuck on a cliff in the Lawrence Road area of Plymouth close to Mount Batten.
Three fire engines, a full Tactical Rescue Team, Aerial Ladder Platform were quickly mobilised by Control along with a Working at Height Tactical Advisor and a Operational Assurance Officer.
Upon arrival, crews confirmed 2 x teenagers in a precarious position approximately 5-10 metres down the cliff face and 20 metres high, crews got to work with SHACS equipment and the Aerial Ladder Platform and were able to safely assist the males to safety, no injuries were obtained.