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Mobile phone light helps Cornish rescue mission

Newquay RNLI Three members of the Newquay RNLI crew wade back to shore in the town's harbour following a rescue. All three crew are wearing black and yellow overalls and red lifejackets. One of the crew is making an adjustment to an orange rib boat.Newquay RNLI
Newquay RNLI said it was called out to the incident at 00:32 BST on Wednesday

A person used their mobile phone light to help with rescue efforts during an incident on the Cornish coast.

Newquay RNLI said it was called out at 00:32 BST on Wednesday to do a shoreline search from Tolcarne to Lusty Glaze beach to find a person who needed medical assistance.

The crew said during the search, one of its lifeboats spotted the light of the casualty's mobile phone shining in a small cove.

A post on the crew's Facebook page said a Coastguard helicopter, the Newquay Coastguard Search and Rescue Team and paramedics helped rescue the person, who was airlifted to hospital.

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