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Emergency services were called to Newlyn on Sunday night after a man fell
from a quay on to a boat. Fire crews from Penzance and Camborne were called
out at about 9.20pm to help free the man, who had fallen onto a moored
fishing boat the Jacoba, according to p-olice apparently after a heavy
drinking session.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said: "It would seem that
he injured himself on some piece of equipment on the boat. It would appear
that his injuries were not life-threatening."
The Penzance Coastguard Rescue Team was also involved in the rescue of
the man, who is believed to be a crew-member aboard the boat.
Coastguard station officer Tim Stevens told The Cornishman: "Members
of the Penzance Coastguard Rescue Team were asked to assist an ambulance
crew following reports that a gentleman had fallen about 15 feet from
the Mary Williams Quay onto a fishing vessel below.
"The coastguard quickly arrived on the scene and found the gent
to be in nasty situation, having landed on the metal trawl.
"The CRT boarded the vessel with the ambulance crew and rendered
assistance stabilising the casualty and placing him on a spinal board
on a cliff rescue stretcher," added Mr Stevens.
A staff nurse from West Cornwall Hospital's casualty department happened
to be with a member of the CRT when the call went out and also attended
the incident and offered assistance.
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