Coastguards are urging people who explore the Pembrokeshire coast to carry a mobile phone and wear the right clothing and footwear.

This follows a rescue mission yesterday afternoon involving coastguards, two lifeboats and an RAF helicopter after a 30-year-old woman fell on rocks at Skrinkle Haven, near Manorbier.

Assistance was summoned by a member of the public who saw the accident, and the rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor was scrambled while Tenby's all weather lifeboat, the Haydn Miller, and the inshore craft were launched.

The Tenby coastguard rescue team were also at the scene.The Haydn Miller launched its Y boat with two first aiders aboard and they gave the casualty Entonox gas as she was in considerable pain from an arm injury.

With the tide coming in, and winds at force five to seven, it was decided that conditions were too rough for either a cliff rescue or a sea evacuation and the RAF helicopter landed on the beach.

The woman, who was staying in Manorbier, was airlifted to Withybush Hospital, along with her 11-year-old son and another youngster, aged 14, who had been on the beach with her. Three coastguard team members were also lifted to the clifftop.

Said Nigel Yelland, watch manager at Milford Haven coastguard: "The area in which the woman was exploring can be quite challenging in wet weather, and rocks can become very slippery underfoot.

"We're advising that as the autumnal weather becomes more hostile, please wear the most appropriate clothing and footwear for the coastal areas you intend to walk, and make sure you have some method of communication to the outside world."