Huge rescue effort as climbers stuck on cliffs

MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE TO ANGLESEY INCIDENT

- By STEVE BAGNALL Daily Post Reporter [e-mail]

TWO climbers got stuck on cliffs near South Stack on Anglesey, sparking a multi-agency rescue.

Cliff rescue teams and lifeboat crews were scrambled to the incident near Elin’s Tower, after a man and woman became stuck.

A RNLI Holyhead Lifeboat Station statement issued on Thursday said: “Our lifeboat crew were called out on Wednesday, May 14, after two climbers got into difficulty on cliffs near South Stack.

“Pagers sounded just after 3pm, requesting the launch of the all-weather lifeboat Frederick Storey Cockburn, and RNLI volunteers rushed quickly to the port where she is berthed, launching within minutes.