A large-scale rescue operation was launched on Tuesday afternoon after three climbers got into difficulty at St Govans Head in Pembrokeshire. The alarm was raised at around 4pm, prompting a multi-agency response involving coastguard teams, helicopters, an air ambulance and a lifeboat.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency confirmed that rescue teams from Fishguard, St Govans and Tenby were dispatched, alongside an HM Coastguard helicopter, an Irish Coastguard helicopter, the Wales Air Ambulance and an RNLI lifeboat from Angle. Dyfed-Powys Police also attended the scene.
St Govans Head is a popular climbing destination known for its limestone sea cliffs and panoramic views of the Irish Sea. The area also features the historic St Govan's Chapel, a 13th-century stone structure set into a cliff crevice. The exact location of the climbers and how the emergency was reported remains unclear at this stage.
This incident follows a similar rescue last August, when a male climber was airlifted to hospital after falling from a cliff at nearby Saddle Head. The climber was winched to the cliff top before being transferred to an air ambulance and taken to a Cardiff hospital.
