A CAR believed to have a family inside became stranded while trying to cross a causeway during rising tides prompting a rescue mission. Emergency services - including a coastguard crew which led the operation - were called to Quay Lane, Kirby-le-Soken, at about 4pm on Thursday. Eyewitnesses reported seeing fire engines, ambulances, police cars and it has been suggested lifeboat crew members also attended. The reason for the emergency response came after a vehicle got stuck on the flooded causeway leading to Horsey Island and the Hamford Nature Reserve. Tilly Watts, 17, was out walking with her friend towards the backwaters when she spotted the blue flashing lights.
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It was a year like no other for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue that culminated in being called upon to deal with extensive flooding across the county.
Here we take a look at 2020 – as seen through the eyes of its chief fire officer since 2016, Chris Strickland, and awarded the Queen’s Medal in the New Year’s Honours.
The tally of calls received throughout 2020 is formidable – in Cambridgeshire alone there were 10,000 emergency calls.
Flooding presented a challenge for Cambs fire crews
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Cambs fire and rescue sent fire engines and officers to more than 6,000 incidents, including 1,800 fires and more than 300 road traffic collisions.
“We are in awe of the tireless efforts of all NHS workers currently battling this evil virus. “We would sincerely like to thank the incredible ICU team at East Surrey Hospital for their world-class, compassionate care. “Our thoughts are also with his emergency department colleagues, whom he considered his second family. “A huge hole has been left in our hearts. We love you, forever and always.”
Nursing assistant Ruben Munoz, centre
– Ruben Munoz, nursing assistant Ruben Munoz, a father of two and nursing assistant at Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust )SASH) for a decade, died on April 17. Michael Wilson, chief executive of SASH, said the death of Mr Munoz had caused deep sadness among his colleagues.
(Joseph Varkey) Philomina Cherian was a staff nurse and “incredibly caring friend and colleague” on the Acute Assessment Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Read the full story here. She died on April 30 due to Covid-19, aged 63.
The full list: – Augustine Obaro, GP Dr Obaro, 63, died on January 1 after years of service working as a GP at Addison Road Medical Practice in Walthamstow, London. A father of four, Dr Obaro moved to the UK in 1999 from Nigeria and Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group said he will be “sadly missed”. – Bridget Palmer, nurse Bridget Palmer, a staff nurse at Clitheroe Community Hospital, died on December 29 after contracting coronavirus, a spokesman for East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) said.
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5:06 PM January 6, 2021
The rapid response vehicle from the East Anglian Air Ambulance, police and EEAST responded. Picture: Lowestoft South Fire Station Twitter
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A man in his 30s was taken to hospital following a serious crash on the A12.
Police, the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) and a rapid response vehicle responded after the man was involved in a collision with a car on the A12 at Henstead, near Lowestoft about 9.15pm on January 5.
Officers are appealing for witnesses following the serious crash on the A12 in Henstead, involving a male pedestrian and a blue Vauxhall Corsa.