Man rescued after falling down a gully in Folkestone

30+ Incident Sunday 20 January 2019 09:06

Sunday 20 January 2019 11:30
Fire engines: 4
Partner agencies: Kent Police, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), HEMS - Kent Air Ambulance, HEMS - Doctors/paramedics, SECamb Hazardous Area Response Team (HART)
Special support vehicles: Technical rescue unit, Rope rescue unit

Folkestone and Hythe

LATEST 11.45amThe man has been rescued and transferred into the care of paramedics and air ambulance doctors.UPDATE 10amEmergency services are at the scene of an incident where a man has fallen approximately 20 feet down a gully behind the shops in Sandgate Road, Folkestone. Kent Fire and Rescue Service's line rescue unit and technical rescue unit are in attendance, alongside Kent Police, SECAMB and SECAMB's HART unit and the air ambulance. It's not known how the man fell into the gully but a paramedic is being lowered down to where the man is to be able to assess the extent of his injuries.