Rescue at NewQuay

By Kathryn Lewis

A man was rescued from underneath NewQuay Promenade last month.

Metropolitan Fire Brigade crews arrived on the scene around 9am on May 17.

Passers-by on Harbour Esplanade reportedly called 000 when they heard the man’s calls for help.

Specialist MFB marine rescue crews arrived around four minutes after they received the call.

They used a rubber dingy to free the man, it has been reported he was up to 20 metres underneath the pier.

The man reportedly told his rescuers he had been stuck for five days.