 and the St Austell Coastguard, Cornwall Air Ambulance and the ambulance service attended the scene. In a statement, a spokesperson for St Austell Coastguard said: 'The team were called to assist Cornwall Air Ambulance and South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust with a casualty Charlestown Harbour. 'The team worked alongside the ambulance staff to extract a person injured whilst tombstoning in the harbour. Once on a stretcher he was transported to hospital by the ambulance service. 'Please ensure you check the depth of any water before you enter it, this incident happened due to the tide being out and depth of water was not deep enough to jump in.' People are advised to always call 999 and ask for the coastguard for any accident or emergency on the coast. This is a breaking news story, more to follow soon… Check back shortly for further updates. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
A tombstoner has been left with serious injuries after jumping into a harbour while the tide was out.
The man was taken to hospital after jumping into the water at Charleston Harbour in St Austell.
The incident happened yesterday (8 July) and the St Austell Coastguard, Cornwall Air Ambulance and the ambulance service attended the scene.
In a statement, a spokesperson for St Austell Coastguard said: ‘The team were called to assist Cornwall Air Ambulance and South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust with a casualty Charlestown Harbour.