Devon beach evacuated as injured person airlifted to hospital

• Watch as The Cornwall Air Ambulance carries out rescue operation at Bigbury beach

Pictures from Alexis Bowater

A beach in Devon was evacuated for an injured person to be airlifted to hospital.

The Cornwall Air Ambulance landed at Segdwell Cove, at Bigbury, on the evening of Sunday 28 July.

According to the Bigbury and Kingsbridge Coastguard Rescue Team, the alarm was raised at about 5pm.

A person was lifted from the beach and transferred to Derriford Hospital.

Also attending were Sedgewell RNLI Lifeguards and the South Western Ambulance Service.