The rescue at No Man's Land Fort Picture by Willoughby Matthews (Cowes RNLI)
AN ELDERLY woman was rescued after she slipped and banged her head and chest at No Man's Land Fort in the Solent.
A lifeboat was launched to help the woman, following a call by Solent Coastguard at around 4.45pm yesterday (September 13).
On arrival at the fort, two crew members landed to assess the woman's condition – before recommended she be taken to hospital.
Two more crews landed on the fort with a stretcher to carry the woman, from the Isle of Wight, down to the lifeboat.
She was then taken to the Isle of Wight and taken to hospital for treatment.
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