Repairs begin at Blackpool Central Pier after woman plunges 30ft through boards

Repairs have begun on Blackpool Central Pier today after a woman plunged through the boards and onto the beach below.

Emergency services were scrambled to the famous attraction at the seaside town at around 4.30pm on Tuesday (August 6) after a woman fell through a section of the pier. Horrified onlookers watched on as police and paramedics, including a critical care team, responded.

The pier was evacuated and the woman was rushed to hospital. Police confirmed she remains there for treatment.

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A spokesperson for the North West Ambulance Service said in a statement this morning that the woman had fallen 'approximately 30 feet through the pier'. The woman - said to be aged in her 50s - was treated on the scene before being 'extricated' and taken to hospital.

Today, workmen wearing hard hats have been pictured on the pier. Pictures show repairs have taken place on what was previously a gaping hole in the flooring on the pier.

After the incident, a witness who was at the beach with his children said: "I was walking on the beach with my kids and heard a thud a huge thud next to me nearly on top of my head.

"A lady ploughed to the floor, smashing through the Central Pier. I was absolutely terrified... I thought she was dead."

Yesterday, a Lancashire Police spokesperson said: "We have received a report of a woman having fallen through a section of the pier in Blackpool at around 4.30pm today.

"The woman has been taken to hospital with injuries. The pier is currently closed."

This morning, a spokesperson for NWAS said: "We called to an incident at the pier after reports that a patient had fallen approximately 30 feet