A man has been rescued after his leg became impaled on a lobster pot at Whitby
A MAN has been rescued from rocks at Whitby after his leg became impaled on a lobster pot.
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service the 29-year-old man was on rocks near West Pier when he slipped and he became impaled on a broken lobster pot between rocks.
A spokesman said crews used cutting equipment to remove the man from the rocks and a small crane being used by local building contractors was used to carry him to a place of safety for treatment by ambulance crews.
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