Dash to save pier fall victim.A MAN was winched to safety after a race to rescue him from a rising tide Noun 1. rising tide - the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare flood tide, flood . He fell about 20ft from a pier at St Andrews, Fife, on to the beach yesterday afternoon. Coastguards had to hold him on a stretcher above the water as the tide rushed back in. The victim, thought to be in his 30s, had pain in his arms, legs and back. He was finally winched up into a helicopter which arrived from Prestwick in Ayrshire after 40 minutes. A spokesman said: "The tide was out but it comes in quickly so we had to make sure he stayed out the water. "We didn't want to move him more than necessary in case of spinal spinal /spi·nal/ (spi´n'l) 1. pertaining to a spine or to the vertebral column. 2. pertaining to the spinal cord's functioning independently from the brain. spi·nal adj. injury. We set up rope rescue Rope rescue is a subset of technical rescue that involves the use of static nylon kernmantle ropes, anchoring and belaying devices, friction rappel devices, various devices to utilize mechanical advantage for hauling systems, and other specialized equipment to reach victims and equipment to link with the helicopter." |
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