Multiple crews rescue injured person from rocks

The fire service said the location and nature of the incident had made it a complex rescue

Multiple emergency service teams worked together for two hours to rescue an injured person stuck on rocks above the sea.

Jersey Fire and Rescue Service (JFRS) said its crews had worked with the coastguard, police, paramedics and the RNLI due to the difficult position of the incident at Grosnez on Thursday morning.

The person was eventually lifted up the cliff using a basket stretcher and was taken to hospital, said station commander Mark Bailey-Walker.

"This incident was complex and the rescue took almost two hours from the first phone call to the casualty being handed over to paramedics," he added.

HMS Tyne and a helicopter from Cherbourg had been put on standby during the incident

A member of the public had called the police at about 11:00 BST to report a person stuck on rocks and unable to get up to the headland.

JFRS sent a rope rescue team, 10 firefighters and the rescue unit, and were joined by Jersey Coastguard, the honorary police, the ambulance service and the RNLI.

HMS Tyne stood by offshore in case the crew's assistance had been required and a helicopter from Cherbourg had also been put on standby.

Mr Bailey-Walker said: "Multi-agency collaborative working was essential to the safe and successful resolution of this incident."