Tenby RNLI and coastguards came to the rescue of a climber that had fallen 40 feet onto rocks.

Tenby's all-weather lifeboat the Haydn Miller was launched at 6 pm on Thursday, June 20, after the Coastguard received a report that a climber had fallen 40 ft onto rocks whilst climbing at St Govans.

The volunteer crew made best speed to the area, some 12 miles west of the lifeboat station, as other rescue teams, including two Wales Air Ambulances, a Coastguard rescue helicopter, a land Ambulance and several coastguard rescue teams also headed to the scene.

Arriving on scene at the same time as the helicopters, two casualty care-trained crew members went ashore in the Y-boat to assist the Coastguard Paramedic, who had been winched down to the casualty.

Once stabilised, more lifeboat crew went ashore to assist in immobilising and carrying the stretcher to a safe area where it could be winched up to the helicopter from.

Once in the air, the injured climber was landed at the top of the cliff where the EMRTS doctor and paramedics were waiting to treat him.

The lifeboat then stood down and returned to station, arriving at 8.20pm.