Burnham-On-Sea Coastguard call-out

Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards have rescued a person on a mobility scooter who got into difficulty on the town’s beach on Friday (March 27th).

The woman’s scooter broke down after a mechanical failure at around 10.45am at the southern end of Burnham’s beach.

It meant Burnham-On-Sea Coastguards were called out to help her, despite the country being in a state of lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Burnham-On-Sea Coastguard call-out

These photos, taken by Burnham resident Alan Rich and approved for publication by Burnham Coastguards, show the incident underway.

The team helped the woman onto a stretcher in order to safely remove her from the beach while also abiding by social distancing measures as far as possible.

Burnham-On-Sea Coastguard call-out

 
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