A WOMAN was rescued by the coastguard after injuring herself on the coast path in West Dorset.
Emergency services were called around lunchtime today after the woman fell near to Hive Beach, Burton Bradstock.
Witnesses saw the coastguard helicopter landing on cliffs above the beach and lower a stretcher.
Giles Gay-Greening, who works at the Hive Cafe at Burton Bradstock, called the emergency services.
“A chap came running down the hill with his dog” he said. “I phoned an ambulance while he went and got a blanket to keep her warm.”
The woman was conveyed to Dorset County Hospital via ambulance. Her condition was not known as the Echo went to press.
Linda Loveridge, owner of the Chesil Beach Lodge near to the scene, said it took the coastguard helicopter about four attempts to land due to strong winds and wished the woman a speedy recovery.
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