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A woman slipped on rocks while fishing near Aberdovey on 8 June. Despite being in severe pain from suspected wrist and knee fractures she got back to shore herself where coastguards and paramedics gave first aid. It was too difficult to recover her across land so Aberdovey’s B class lifeboat Sandwell Lifeline was called upon. Crew members are pictured helping stretcher the casualty to their Atlantic for transfer to the lifeboat station, from where she was taken to hospital by ambulance.