Couple had been photographing wild weather at South Quay, in Newquay
As they took pictures of the storm, they were knocked over by a wave
The woman suffered a broken arm after she was swept 50ft along seafront
Her partner landed on railings which stopped him falling into the harbour
A couple taking pictures of Storm Imogen had a lucky escape when they were hit by a gigantic wave and swept 50ft along the seafront.
The pair had been photographing the wild weather at South Quay in Newquay just after 4pm yesterday when they were knocked over by the colossal wave.
The woman suffered a broken arm after she landed in a boat on the quay, while her partner was washed into some railings which stopped him falling into the harbour.
A group of four RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) volunteers witnessed the entire episode and immediately went to help the terrified couple.
The woman was found extremely dazed and confused, with multiple head injuries as well as the broken arm.
Dramatic pictures show the man being knocked to the ground as the powerful wave struck.
Meanwhile, rescue teams are spending a second day searching for RSPCA inspector Mike Reid who disappeared while trying to rescue birds as Storm Imogen lashed a Cornwall beach.
Mike Reid, 54, went to save the stranded gannets at Porthchapel Beach, near Penzance, at about 2pm on Sunday, but has not been seen since.
As he was on a night shift, he was only reported missing at 6am the following morning.
His family fear he may have been swept out to sea and are anxiously awaiting news at the family home.
His wife Tracey, 45, said she feared he had fallen over a cliff and been swept into the sea.
She said: 'He loves animals and would do anything to rescue them. We are all devastated and feeling numb, but we just don't know what is happening at the moment.'
Conditions out at sea reached 'phenomenal' states, with waves topping 16m (52ft 6in) and a monster of 19.1m (63ft) recorded off St Ives.
Several people were injured yesterday, including two children who had a stone wall fall on them in Bretforton, near Evesham in Worcestershire.
The incident came less than two weeks after the local authority inspected the wall and found no immediate danger to the public.
A man in his 70s had a broken leg and his dog was killed after a garden wall blew on to them in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, at about 8am yesterday.
Meanwhile in the St Annes area of Bristol, a man in his 40s was injured after trees fell on to a three-storey block of flats.
Elsewhere, a father and daughter near Exeter had a 100ft tree blown on to their car outside their house, minutes before they were due to leave for school.
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