Coastguard in cliff-hanger rescue.Summary: Coastguards have rescued a man who was hanging by his fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. from a 60ft overhang OverhangCalculated as stock options granted, plus the remaining options to still be granted, and then divided by the total shares outstanding. Notes: A high percentage for the overhang is usually a bad thing. . Coastguards have rescued a man who was hanging by his fingertips from a 60ft overhang. The man had climbed up from the beach with a friend but got stuck near the top of the cliff at Osmington Mills Osmington Mills is a small village on the coast between Ringstead Bay to the east and the town of Weymouth to the west, in Dorset, southern England. The picturesque village is popular with holidaymakers. in Dorset. A passer-by called the fire service but by the time they arrived the Coastguard helicopter had already winched him to safety. A Portland Coastguard spokesman said: "This gentleman really was hanging by his fingertips. "Had the Coastguard helicopter not arrived on scene so quickly, the outcome could have been very different - a very lucky man." He was lifted unhurt on to the coast path to be checked over by Wyke Coastguard rescue officers and a paramedic par·a·med·ic n. A person who is trained to give emergency medical treatment or assist medical professionals. paramedic from South Western Ambulance Service. The spokesman added: "It's not a normal climbing area A climbing area is a small geographical region with a concentration of opportunities for climbing. The term is most commonly used of rock climbing areas, but there are also ice climbing areas that have the right combination of steepness and water to result in climbable ice during so we would assume they had been walking along the beach and decided to free climb up instead of going along the beach to get back up. "His friend made it but he couldn't get up from the top. "He got at least 50ft up but when he got nearer the top it's probably quite crumbly crum·bly adj. crum·bli·er, crum·bli·est Easily crumbled; friable. crum  bli·ness n.Adj. 1. with an overhang that he couldn't get over and his friend couldn't reach him to help. "The helicopter was minutes away. They felt time was of the essence because it was pretty precarious - he could have done some damage if he had gone down. It's pretty steep. "They would normally use stakes and ropes and abseil down but they didn't feel they had time to do that. He's a very lucky man. It could have been a lot worse." Coastguards regularly warn people about the dangers of climbing cliffs. "What can look easy can suddenly become very difficult. Also, cliffs can be very unstable so we would say keep away unless you are a properly trained climber climb·er n. 1. One that climbs, especially a person who climbs mountains. 2. Sports A device, such as a crampon, used in mountain climbing. 3. A plant that climbs. 4. with all the right safety equipment," the spokesman added. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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