Coastguards were called to rescue a walker that got stuck on Portland.

The incident was reported around 1pm on Saturday, February 24. Coastguard teams from Portland Bill and Wyke were tasked with locating and recovering a walker.

The walker had reportedly got themselves stuck in thick undergrowth on the embankment near to the old railway track, north of Church Ope Cove on Portland.

On the scene, the teams were able to locate the walker using the what3words position they had provided.

Next, the teams cut their way through the thick undergrowth to gain access to the walker and used a hand line to walk them back up and onto the track to safety.

A spokesperson for Portland Bill Coastguard said: “Portland Team were tasked by Solent Coastguard along with Wyke Coastguard CRT, to locate and recover a walker, that had got stuck in thick undergrowth, on the embankment near to the old railway track, north of Church Ope Cove.

“On scene the teams were able to quickly locate the walker using the what3words position they had provided. The teams were then able to cut their way through the thick undergrowth to gain access to the walker and using a hand line walk them back up onto the track to safety.

“With the walker now in a place of safety the teams stood down and returned to their stations.”