AN injured sailor was dramatically winched to safety during a rescue operation off Alderney.
The lone sailor got into difficulty in rough conditions near the Casquets reef – a notoriously dangerous area for ships.
In a Facebook post, Channel Islands Air Search said: ‘Using our technology, our crew located the vessel 14 minutes after taking off from Guernsey and passed the position to the Coastguard. We then maintained watch while a winching operation took place in very rough conditions.
‘A great job by CIAS, the Alderney RNLI crew (Roy Barker), the Mona Rigolet and the French Navy helicopter team all co-ordinated by Guernsey Coastguard and Cross Jobourg.’
