Windsurfer hospitalised after crashing into bushes at Portland Harbour

Summarised from Dorset Echo's report · Updated 20 Oct, 14:32 · Archive

A windsurfer was taken to hospital after crashing into bushes at Portland Harbour on Saturday.

A windsurfer was hospitalised after crashing into bushes at Portland Harbour on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Portland Beach Road at 2pm. The Dorset Echo reports that the windsurfer was blown onto the beach due to strong winds and crashed into bushes after leaving the water.

HM Coastguard Rescue Team located the windsurfer between the water and the road. A Coastguard spokesperson said the windsurfer had crashed into bushes and was taken to hospital by ambulance. South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust confirmed it sent one double-crewed land ambulance to the scene in Wyke Regis, Weymouth and conveyed the patient to Dorset County Hospital.

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• Windsurfer taken to hospital after crashing into bushes along beachA windsurfer was taken to hospital after crashing into bushes after leaving the water at Portland HarbourDorset Echo · 20 Oct, 12:23

In this story: Portland Harbour · Portland Beach Road · HM Coastguard · South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust · Dorset County Hospital · Weymouth

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