A WOMAN climber’s life was saved when a tree broke her fall at a Forest quarry.

Police closed the road at Tutshill heading towards Wintour’s Leap, Woodcroft, as emergency services, including a Coastguard helicopter and the SARA rescue team based at Beachley, rushed to the scene on Saturday afternoon.

Officers confirmed a woman had fallen climbing at Llancaut quarry near Wintours Leap, and the tree had broken her fall.

A SARA spokesperson said: “The whole SARA Beachley team was called out around 5.30pm this evening.

“We were tasked with assisting Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service with evacuating an injured climber from below the Wintours Leap cliffs.

“As well as our Land and Rope Teams, SARA Lifeboat 3 was launched and an SRT Team was deployed to assist with a potential transfer from the bank (across the mud as it was very low tide).

“The fire service were however able to take the casualty to a point from where she could be picked up by the Coastguard helicopter.

“The SARA land team then managed a landing site on playing fields close to the B4228 Coleford Road, so the casualty could be transferred to an NHS ambulance.”

“A great example of multi-agency cooperation tonight, and we wish the lady a speedy recovery.”

In another incident last month, lifeboat crews were called out to the River Wye at Wintour’s Leap to retrieve the body of a man at the foot of the cliffs.

Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA)’s Beachley crew assisted Gloucestershire Police and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) with the recovery of the body on August 5.