PROVINCETOWN – A woman reportedly suffered a fractured shoulder and foot in a fall at the West End Breakwater in Provincetown early Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters working at Flyer’s Boat Yard were able to reach the scene with a pontoon boat and put the woman in a stokes basket and bring her to shore where the ambulance was waiting. She was then transported to Cape Cod Hospital.

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Breakwater rescue Provincetown, MA 9/04/19 from Cape Wide News LLC on Vimeo.

Cape Wide News has reported often on slip and falls at the popular walking route to Long Point. The video above-although long-shows the delicate process of moving a victim from the rocks onto the boat. Luckily the tide was just high enough-and coming in-for the boat to get close. At lower tides the victim must be carried either to shore or to the point to meet a National Park Service vehicle which would then drive the victim to Herring Cove Beach to meet the ambulance. Additional concerns at the breakwater location include the possibility of a victim falling into the water and getting caught in the strong current and/or becoming susceptible to hypothermia.