Trapped man rescued from Gower sea cave

A helicopter winched the casualty to a landing site at the cliff top

A man has been rescued after becoming trapped inside a cave on Sunday.

Mumbles Coastguard was alerted to an injured person stuck inside Minchin Hole, Pennard, on Gower, just after 12:30 BST.

Rescue teams sent paramedics down from the top of the cliff to help stabilise the casualty after the RNLI had got him out of the water.

He was put on a stretcher and winched to the cliff top by helicopter before being taken to hospital by ambulance.

Rope technicians and two paramedics made their way down the cliff to the casualty

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South Wales Police, Coastguard rescue teams, the RNLI and the Welsh Ambulance Service were all involved in the rescue operation.

Mumbles Coastguard wished the casualty a speedy recovery and thanked colleagues who gave up their time on Mother's Day.

The coastguard says the rescue on Mother's Day was long and technical

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