Paramedic tells inquest 999 crews ‘winged it’ as they tried to save mother stuck headfirst in sea defence rocks from drowning

A paramedic involved in the rescue of mum Saffron Cole-Nottage described a ‘disjointed’ operation in which responders effectively ‘winged it’.

Billy Seaman, a paramedic with the East of England Ambulance Service, gave evidence at Suffolk Coroner’s Court on Thursday as the inquest continued to examine the response to the incident on 2 February last year.

The hearing has already heard concerns surrounding delays in the emergency response after the mother-of-six, 32, became trapped head-first between rocks near the shoreline as the tide rose.

Ms Cole-Nottage had earlier fallen in a gap between the rocks while walking her dog with her daughter.  

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