Firefighters rescue woman near footpath at Heysham

Firefighters rescued a woman who fell from the edge of a footpath at Heysham. Photo: Janet Packham.placeholder image
Firefighters rescued a woman who fell from the edge of a footpath at Heysham. Photo: Janet Packham.

A woman was rescued by firefighters at Heysham Barrows near a coastal path.

Four fire engines from Lancaster, Morecambe and Bolton-le-Sands attended an incident near Main Street in Heysham on September 15 at 12.14pm.

A woman was rescued after slipping from the coastal path at Heysham Point into shrubbery (pictured).

Firefighters used a GP line to rescue the casualty.

The casualty received precautionary checks from the fire service, but no injuries were sustained.

Firefighters were at the scene for approximately one hour.

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