FRIDAY was a busy day for the Island's Coastguard rescue teams as they went from one call to another.
Ventnor and Needles teams assisted at Whale Chine in the morning, where a full rope rescue was carried out on the cliff, to recover a man's body between Chale and Atherfield.
The team said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this time."
At 1.08pm the teams moved to The Needles Old Battery to assist someone who had fallen and sustained head, back and neck injuries.
Due to it being in an inaccessible spot, the rescue teams helped mobilise the casualty into an ambulance.
Just 40 minutes later another call came through and the teams were sent to Whitecliff Bay, to a person having a medical episode while in the sea.
The team arrived to find the person was safe and well, in the care of the ambulance service.
At 6.29pm they were paged to a casualty with an injury on the beach at Shepherds Chine, Atherfield.
The casualty was located, placed on a stretcher and extracted to the cliff top.
A spokesperson for the Ventnor team said: "Extremely busy month so far with 17 calls in 18 days for the team.
"Stay safe everyone, enjoy the coast but check weather conditions, tides, equipment and that it’s in a serviceable condition.
"Remember in a coastal emergency dial 999 or VHF Ch16 for Coastguard."
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