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HM Coastguard helicopter via DfT on FlickrVideo: Helicopter rescues cyclist stranded on beach in Cornwall
A cyclist stranded on a beach in Conwall as the tide came in was winched to safety by the crew of a search and rescue helicopter.
The dramatic incident happened yesterday afternoon near Port5howan in the north of the county.
The Falmouth Coastguard helicopter was scrambled after members of the St Agnes Coastguard Search and Rescue team, who posted footage to Facebook, realised that the tide was coming in too quickly for them to be able to effect a clifftop rescue in time.
Meanwhile, the St Agnes RNLI lifeboat was standing by offshore in case the man was swept out to sea.
The fate of the bicycle was not revealed.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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Looks like you may get your wish. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/motoring/should-older-drivers...
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The first part of this article scrapes the bottom of the barrel. Councillor Hunt makes a reasonable case with no evidence of any 'fuming'. Why go...
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They need to re-release a yellow turbo. That is their most iconic saddle of all time, as ridden by Fignon, Lemond, Hinault et al. on their...
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it feels a conveniant donkey to put the tail on imo, and Im not saying some members didnt quit BC because of the Shell thing, but Im not entirely...
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Did I mention that it costs £580?
- chrisonabike 10 hours 27 min ago
Don't worry! They've got plenty of others they can use!...
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Well what is that way? Are you suggesting that every bend on every descent can be barriered over a 180km mountain stage?
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Hopefully it'll still be allowed for recreational use.
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Well Gloucestershire are getting better. I'm being told whether or not action is to be taken, but not what action, within a few days of each report...
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"push bike", how old are these people?
Clearly it should have been "velocipede".
Presumably 'Port5howan' is someone from the wrong side of the Tamar's attempt to spell 'Porthtowan'?
"The fate of the bicycle was not revealed."
One more reason to go for carbon. Only 8 kilos, I'll clip it on me belt.
Did they rescue the bike?