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Emergency crews and coastguard helicopter called to West Bay beach, Westgate-on-Sea

By: Millie Bowles mbowles@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 11:58, 16 September 2024

Updated: 16:29, 16 September 2024

Emergency crews were called after a woman suffered a seizure on a beach.

Paramedics, the RNLI and the coastguard helicopter were at West Bay, Westgate-on-Sea at about 10.50am yesterday.

The lifeboat was returning from a false alarm in the sea nearby in Margate when it was alerted to the woman in need.

Footage shows the moment a coastguard helicopter, which had been searching the sea and had a paramedic on board, landed next to a busy road.

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The coastguard helicopter landed next to a busy road while at a medical incident in Westgate-on-Sea. Picture: Stuart Cook

The casualty was treated by paramedics at the scene.

An RNLI spokesman said: “As the units were returning to the station one of the coastguard rescue teams attended a medical incident on the beach at Westgate.

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“Margate’s B-class lifeboat along with the paramedic from the coastguard helicopter - which landed on the clifftop nearby - provided casualty care support until the person was handed into the care of the ambulance service.”

A spokesman for the ambulance service added: “We were called at approximately 10:50am yesterday to reports of a female suffering a seizure in West Bay.

“Crews assessed and treated the patient at the scene before discharging her from our care.”

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