Posted: Fri 16th Apr 2021

Coastguard helicopter called out twice to airlift injured people from Talacre on Thursday

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Friday, Apr 16th, 2021

A Caernarfon based Coastguard helicopter was called out twice on Thursday to airlift injured people from the Talacre area. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A female was flown to Alder Hey hospital in Liverpool at around 5pm after she suffered a serious back injury at Talacre Beach. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called to an incident in Talacre at 4.12pm yesterday but quickly stood down by colleagues in the coastguard who attended with their helicopter.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The distinctive red and white chopper was called out for a second time after a person fell from a horse on a bridle path in Talacre. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

NEWSAR – the Mold based North East Wales Search and Rescue team were also called to assist with the incident. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A spokesperson for the team said they arrived at the scene at 8.45pm to “assist the Welsh Ambulance Service with a fallen horse rider near Talacre.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

They carried the patient on a stretcher to the waiting helicopter which took off at around 9.15pm for a short flight to Glan Clwyd Hospital in Bodelwyddan. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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A Welsh Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called last night, Thursday 15 April at 6.57pm to reports of an injured person near a bridleway in Gwespyr.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“We attended scene with a rapid response vehicle and two emergency ambulances.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“The Maritime and Coastguard Agency also supported with a helicopter.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“One patient was taken by air to Glan Clwyd Hospital for further treatment.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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