PERRANUTHNOE is a small village on the South Coast of Cornwall, just East of Marazion, there is a Car Park and sloping access to a safe sandy beach and the beachside Cabin Cafe. It has The Victoria Inn a superb multi award winning pub, which serves super food both lunchtimes & evenings, - a Church dating back as far as 1160. The Lynfield Centre which houses The Cowhouse Gallery, The Peppercorn Cafe and a hairdressers.

Thursday 8 August 2013

Rescue near Cudden Point

I'd been hearing helicopter noises when I was swimming and when I came back upstairs there it was.
A Search and Rescue Sea King from 771 Squadron. I have now read in The Cornishman  online newspaper that a man had been found in the water - the article said Prussia Cove, but it seemed to be this side of Cudden Point to me. An update this morning states that it was thought that the gentleman was snorkling for Lobsters - but was found unconcious in the water - unfortunately he has since died.
 It looks like the gentleman was a holidaymaker staying at a nearby campsite.
 This seemed to be the area it kept coming back to - I assume that by the time I started taking photo they had already sent the Winchman down.
They kept circling - waiting for the signal to go back down
Eventually down it came
Certainly looks like its this side of Cudden Point
I'd got rather cold & damp out on the balcony and came inside and missed them leaving. 
Posted by Perranlady at 22:21

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous9 August 2013 at 20:12

    Hi Sue
    I was able to watch the aerial part of the rescue through the 'scope. It was below Acton Castle so the casualty must have been air-lifted from Stackhouse Cove, very much this side of Cudden Point. So sad about the outcome.
    Ann

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    1. Perranlady11 August 2013 at 11:29

      Thanks for that - sorry I missed your comment yesterday.
      I was pretty sure that they went down this side of the ridge of Cudden Point. Very sad that so many people tried to hard to save him all to no avail. Sue

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