Three people rescued from Lulworth after torrential rain turns cliffs to mud
They were trapped on the shoreline at Stair Hole
Three people have been rescued from the shoreline at Lulworth.
They became trapped at Stair Hole after torrential rain turned the clay cliffs and slopes into a mud bath.
Kimmeridge and Lulworth Coastguard Rescue Team used ropes to help them back up the cliff face.
A spokesperson for Kimmeridge Coastguard said:
"We were paged along with Lulworth Coastguard Rescue Team to persons trapped on the shoreline at Stair Hole, Lulworth after a sudden deluge of torrential rain turned the clay cliffs and slopes into a mud bath preventing them to exit!
"Both teams worked together successfully recovering the three people up the cliff after deploying a rope rescue setup and lowering down a rope rescue technician.
"Returning back to stations teams carried out an extensive wash down of their equipment."