Air ambulance lands on Lancing Beach after man falls out of tree

The air ambulance landed on the beach in Lancing today (April 18) after a man fell out of a tree.
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Sussex Police said emergency services were called to a report of a man who had fallen from a tree in Downview Road at 3.20pm.

The air ambulance landed on Lancing Beach, said police, and took the injured man to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

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He was believed to have been working on the tree and police have informed the Health and Safety Executive.

The Air Ambulance on Worthing beach. Pic: Sheila Marchant-Webb SUS-190418-172654001The Air Ambulance on Worthing beach. Pic: Sheila Marchant-Webb SUS-190418-172654001
The Air Ambulance on Worthing beach. Pic: Sheila Marchant-Webb SUS-190418-172654001

An eye witness said the air ambulance landed on the beach opposite Western Road, where two medics left the helicopter and got into an ambulance, which had arrived with a police car.

South East Coast Ambulance Service said it was unable to comment on the incident as it occurred at a private residence.