An inquest into the death of Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, hears that delays and communication failures among emergency services may have affected her chances of survival. Cole-Nottage dies on 2 February 2025 after falling head-first while walking her dog with her daughter at the seafront in Lowestoft, Suffolk. She becomes wedged between rocks as the tide comes in and is later submerged. The coroner is reported to say the ambulance service does not alert the fire service quickly enough, and that rescue attempts are described as “muddled.” Evidence discussed includes criticism that firefighters and other responders do not arrive with protective clothing and that coastguard and ambulance crews are said to have stood by as the situation worsens. The inquest also hears claims that a paramedic on the scene fails to inform police and fire crews that a critical 30-minute survival window still applies. Other testimony referenced in reporting includes an account of a firefighter swearing at paramedics over the failure to bring life-saving equipment. The inquest is focused on the circumstances of the fall, the coordination of services, and whether earlier alerts and appropriate equipment could have changed the outcome.
Inquest hears ambulance service response delays in death of woman trapped headfirst in rocks
An inquest into the death of Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, hears that delays and communication failures among emergency services may have affected her chances of survival. Cole-Nottage dies on 2 February...
- Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, dies on 2 February 2025 after falling head-first into sea defence rocks in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
- She is with her daughter and is walking her dog when she falls as the tide is coming in.
- Reporting from the inquest says there are communication and timing problems, including the ambulance service alerting fire service too late.
- The inquest hears criticism about emergency crews’ preparedness, including references to protective clothing and equipment not being brought promptly.
- A reported claim says a paramedic does not tell police and fire crews they are still within a 30-minute period when she might survive.
Saffron Cole-Nottage became stuck headfirst and might have lived had ambulance service alerted fire service immediately, coroner says A woman who drowned after getting stuck headfirst in sea defence rocks might have been saved if the ambulance service had alerted the fire service more quickly, a coroner has said.Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, was with her daughter, walking their dog at the seafront in Lowestoft, Suffolk, when she fell as the tide was coming in on 2 February 2025. Continue reading...
3 months agoSaffron Cole-Nottage, 32, had been walking her dog with her daughter when she lost her footing on a slippery concrete walkway in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and plunged over the edge headfirst.
3 months agoSaffron Cole-Nottage, 32, had been walking her dog with her daughter when she lost her footing on a slippery concrete walkway in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and plunged over the edge headfirst.
3 months agoThe hearing into the death of Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, also heard the first paramedic on the scene failed to tell police and fire crews that they were still within a 30-minute period when she might survive.
3 months agoThe hearing into the death of Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, also heard the first paramedic on the scene failed to tell police and fire crews that they were still within a 30-minute period when she might survive.
3 months agoEMERGENCY services stood by as a woman, whose head was stuck between rocks on a beach, became submerged, an inquest has heard. Saffron Cole-Nottage, 32, is said to have drowned while ambulance and coastguard crews waited for the fire and rescue service to arrive because they didn't have protective clothing. In February last year, she...
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