Margate RNLI assists in multi-agency response to injured walker

Published
June 15, 2026
Outcome
Injured
Location
Margate, Florida
Incident type
Fall

Summary

Fall Injury Margate Florida in Margate, Florida: On Sunday, June 14th, around 7 pm in Margate, a walker suffered a suspected serious knee injury after falling on the wall surrounding Walpole Bay Tidal Pool in Cliftonville. Following an emergency call from a member of the public to paramedics, HM Coastguard was requested for maritime assistance. The incident required a complex, multi-agency operation involving the Margate RNLI's D class inshore lifeboat and the Margate and Deal Coastguard Rescue Team to safely extract the casualty.

Original reporting

Margate RNLI assists in multi-agency response to injured walker | RNLI

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