National Trust reassures Brean Down off-road scooter users after weekend accident
The National Trust has reassured users of its Brean Down off-road scooters that it takes safety “very seriously” following an incident at the weekend in which a lady was hurt.
Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards and several ambulance crews were called to rescue a woman on Brean Down after the scooter she was using tipped over.
The teams were called to help the lady near Brean Down Fort on Saturday afternoon, as reported here.
A National Trust spokeswoman told Burnham-On-Sea.com this week: “We take the safety of our visitors very seriously. We always give a safety and instruction talk at the start of every hire.”
Woman rescued by crews on Brean Down following off-road buggy accident
Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards and several ambulance crews were called to rescue a woman on Brean Down at the weekend after an off-road buggy she was using tipped over, leaving her hurt.
The teams were called to help the lady near Brean Down Fort on Saturday afternoon at 1.45pm, as pictured here.
Due to the slippery conditions underfoot following heavy rain, a lengthy rescue operation was undertaken to move the lady safely to a nearby ambulance for treatment for minor injuries.
A Burnham Coastguard spokesman says: “The National Trust has an off-road buggy available to hire for those who would not otherwise be able to partake in views that some of us take for granted. One such adventurer had hired the buggy and taken it up along the highest point and on towards the fort.”
Injured Brean Down walker air-lifted to hospital by Coastguard helicopter after fall
A walker has been air-lifted to hospital after taking a fall on Brean Down this week.
Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards were called out to help the lady after slipped and injured herself near Brean Down Fort on Thursday evening (December 10th).
A Coastguard helicopter was called to the scene and winched the lady into the craft in the darkness.
“While enjoying a bracing walk along Brean Down a couple had just passed the highest point of the Down and were heading down the slope towards the Fort when the lady slipped on the extremely wet ground.”