Coastguard called out to South Shields cliffs twice in twelve hours
A man was helped to safety after concerns for his welfare on a clifftop edge in South Shields, while another was found by police in a separate callout.
By Fiona Thompson
Published 28th Jun 2020, 11:57 BST
Updated 28th Jun 2020, 11:57 BST
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A SSVLB spokesperson said: “He was encouraged to come away from the edge and placed in the rescue vehicle to await police, team members talked and reassured him until police arrived.”
South Shields Volunteer life Bridagde and Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team were called to help after concerns for the safey of men during two callouts in Marsden.
In a separate incident, SSVLB and the Coastguard team were asked to help police near to Marsden Grotto following concern for a man just after 4am today.
They could not find any sign of the incident and as they moved down to another part of the coast to carry out checks, heard police had already left the area with the man.
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