Call to cordon off cliff after girl hit by rocks.Byline: Peter Collins A WORRIED mother has called for part of a South Wales South Wales south n → sud m du Pays de Galles beach to be cordoned off after her teenage daughter was injured by falling rocks. Nancy Roberts-Smith, 13, a member of Rhoose Lifeguards Club, suffered bruising to her back after a rock fall at the beach at Fontygary in the Vale of Glamorgan. What should have been a fun day out at the beach for Nancy and her friends turned into a frightening experience, which has forced the teen to take time off school. The schoolgirl escaped serious injury by just inches, prompting calls for more safety measures safety measures, n.pl actions (e.g., use of glasses, face masks) taken to protect patients and office personnel from such known hazards as particles and aerosols from high-speed rotary instruments, mercury vapor, radiation exposure, anesthetic and to be taken to prevent rock falls this summer. Nancy was at the beach with her mother, Kate, for a surf ski competition on Sunday when the incident happened. Mrs Roberts said: "She went down to the beach and the next thing she heard was this huge crashing sound and these boulders landed on her. "They were bigger than house bricks and there were several of them. "Luckily, they just skimmed her back. If they had landed on her back she might have been paralysed." Lifeguards already at the beach to take part in the competition put Nancy on a spinal board and carried her to the top of the cliffs where Nancy shows her injuries she was put in an ambulance and taken to hospital. Mrs Roberts said: "At one stage they thought they might have to call in an air ambulance air ambulance Emergency medicine A helicopter or, less commonly, a fixed wing aircraft, used to evacuate a person who requires immediate medical attention that cannot be provided at his/her current location . Nancy is now recovering at home. Her back PICTURE: Andrew James [umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ]
is bruised and she has a cut on her arm." Nancy said: "I feel all right now, but at the time I was shocked. My back ached after the rock fall and it is still stinging. I am off school and resting at home." Coastal erosion is a growing problem along large tracts of the Vale of Glamorgan coast. It is clearly visible in Barry, Llantwit Major and elsewhere. Mrs Roberts said that although there was a sign on the beach at Fontygary warning of the dangers of falling rocks, she believed further action was needed to prevent a serious accident. "There will be lots of people on the beach this summer and I think this area of the cliff should be cordoned off. It is dangerous." The Vale of Glamorgan council The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. Electoral divisions The county is divided into 23 electoral wards returning 47 councillors. is now investigating the incident. Miles Punter, the vale's head of visible services, said: "We were sorry to hear of this particular incident and trust that Nancy is now well on the way to making a full recovery. "Officers are in the process of investigating the matter and will work with the land owner to seek the introduction of appropriate measures to best protect beach users from the dangers of falling rocks in future," he added.. CAPTION(S): Nancy Roberts-Smith, 13, from St Brides-super-Ely, was hit by falling rocks as she played on Fontygary beach in Rhoose PICTURE: Andrew James [umlaut] |
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