The base jumper was airlifted from Beachy Head to Brighton Hospital
(Picture: REUTERS)A base jumper was hospitalised after their parachute failed to open when they jumped off Beachy Head.
Coastguard rescue teams, the RNLI and paramedics were scrambled to the East Sussex cliffside following the incident at 9.15am on Sunday.
The casualty, reported by the Brighton Argus to be a base jumper whose parachute did not fully open, was winched up to a search and rescue helicopter.
A Coastguard spokeswoman said the base jumper was then airlifted to hospital.
“A 999 call was received at 9.15am today reporting an injured person at Beachy Head", she said.
“The Coastguard rescue teams from Eastbourne, Birling Gap and Newhaven, the RNLI lifeboat from Eastbourne, the search and rescue helicopter from Lydd and the South East Coast Ambulance Service attended the scene.
“The casualty was winched by the search and rescue helicopter and airlifted to Brighton Hospital where they were passed into the care of medical staff.”
