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# Woman rescued by emergency services after falling down Plymouth Hoe steps
- URL: https://www.plymouthplus.co.uk/woman-rescued-by-emergency-services-after-falling-down-plymouth-hoe-steps/
- Published: 2025-04-08T14:26:02.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-10T10:06:04.000Z
- Author: Seamus McCoy
- Tags: News, #editors-picks, HM Coastguard

A serious emergency response was sent to Plymouth Hoe last night, 8 April. 

HM Coastguard and the RNLI responded to reports that a woman had fallen on steps near the shoreline.  
  
The incident occurred on the shoreline below the The Terrace cafe with the RNLI all-weather lifeboat launched as part of the rescue operation.

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Ambulance at the scene. ****© Plymouth Plus**

Thankfully the rescue operation was a success, and the woman was taken to hospital by land ambulance.

Plymouth Plus understands that the woman suffered broken bones as a result of the fall. 

A HM Coastguard spokesperson told Plymouth Plus:

> "A woman reported to have fallen on steps by the shoreline near Plymouth Hoe at about 7.45pm on 7 April was assisted into the care of South Western Ambulance Service by Plymouth Coastguard Rescue Team and the crew of the RNLI's all-weather lifeboat from Plymouth."

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The emergency response on Plymouth Hoe last night. ****© Marine Biological Association** 

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