D class in search for cliff fall Victim Borth-West Division Borth 's Dclass inflatable is pictured under the cliffs about half a mile from the station on 10 June 1989, co-ordinating the helicopter evacuation of a young girl who had fallen from the cliffs.

The casualty is visible under the cliff edge with two companions while one crew member (in the lifeboat) speaks to the helicopter by radio. Another crew member (to the left of the photograph) is helping ambulance staff down to the rocky shore.

Milford CO had contacted the station at 1440 to request a search for a person who had fallen from the cliffs between Borth and Aberystwyth. The D class lifeboat launched at 1445 and after searching along the cliffs found the casualty in a matter of minutes. Reporting the exact position by radio the crew went ashore and gave first aid until the ambulance crew arrived.

After consultation it was decided that the best course of action was to evacuate the casualty, who was suffering from a fractured skull and broken arm, by helicopter.

A Sea King from RAF Brawdy had already been called and arrived on the scene to lift the girl from the beach and take her to Aberystwyth hospital.

The lifeboat left the scene at 1553 and was back on station by 1600.

(Photo courtesy Martyn Porter).