Woman taking photos of Storm Imogen is left covered in blood and suffers broken arm after being hit by massive wave and swept 50ft along Cornish seafront

Woman taking photos of Storm Imogen is left covered in blood and suffers broken arm after being hit by massive wave and swept 50ft along Cornish seafront

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.

Five thousand homes left without power and commuters hit by road and rail chaos as Storm Imogen batters the South with 100mph winds and torrential rain

Five thousand homes left without power and commuters hit by road and rail chaos as Storm Imogen batters the South with 100mph winds and torrential rain
Storm batters South with 96mph winds while 280 flood alerts and warnings in place for England and Wales
Rail services in Wales and southern England facing speed restrictions and Gatwick Airport warns of delays
Almost 5,000 homes in the South West, Midlands and Wales have been left without power due to high winds
Storm Imogen expected to track eastwards along south coast throughout today and also bring 1.5in of rain


Nearly 5,000 homes were left without power today as Storm Imogen lashed Britain with hurricane-force winds that reached almost 100mph.
The storm has battered the South and gave many commuters a horrendous journey to work as trains were disrupted and ferries cancelled.
There are more than 280 flood alerts and warnings in place for England and Wales with more than 1.5in of rain expected to fall today.
Rail services in Wales and southern England are facing speed restrictions and cancellations, and London Gatwick Airport warned of delays.
And the Severn Bridge was closed eastbound and restricted westbound while ferry services from ferry companies Brittany and P&O were cancelled.

Almost 5,000 homes in the South West, Midlands and Wales have been left without power due to high winds.
Engineers have been working through the night to restore affected services, Western Power Distribution said.
Speed restrictions at various times will be imposed on routes in the South until at least 5pm due to high winds, according to National Rail Enquiries.
Affected networks include Arriva Trains Wales, Great Western Railway, Southern, South West Trains, Gatwick Express, Southeastern and Thameslink.
A Network Rail spokesman said inspections were ongoing although no damage or blockages on the network had been found.


Storm Imogen is expected to track eastwards along the south coast throughout today and threaten ferry services from the Port of Dover.
Extreme weather conditions late on Sunday forced the port to close for around two hours into this morning, disrupting services.
The authority tweeted: ‘Port of Dover is monitoring weather situation. Safety is primary concern and we apologise for any inconvenience to travellers.’
Today, there is an amber ‘be prepared’ wind warning for South Wales and England’s south coast with large waves expected in coastal areas.
The Met Office originally warned of winds up to 80mph, but overnight gusts of 96mph at the Needles off the Isle of Wight were recorded.

Forecaster Emma Sillitoe said the winds would be some of the worst so far this winter, not far off gusts of 105mph recorded last month in Shetland.
She said: ‘We are looking to see gusts of 60-70mph quite widely, hitting the South West [and] moving across southern central parts towards London.
‘It is going to be picking up towards 70mph around lunchtime in London.
‘We have seen 96mph at the Needles off the Isle of Wight and gusts to 80mph are likely, especially along northern coasts of Devon and Cornwall.’
There is also a warning for 1.6in of rain over high ground in Western Scotland and Wales and the moors of South West England today.
And the Met Office warned there was potential for an inch of snow in northern Scotland overnight into today.
Highways England warned motorists in the South to check forecasts and road conditions before travelling due to strong winds forecast up to 6pm.
The A35 running along the south coast between Devon and Hampshire has been closed in both directions near Dorchester due to flooding.
And the agency has issued a severe weather alert for ‘high-sided vehicles, caravans and motorbikes, which are advised to take extra care’.
Traffic crossing between England and Wales is being diverted in both directions via the M4 following restrictions on the M48.

So far #StormImogen has brought a max gust of 96mph to Needles Old Battery. Warnings are still in force https://t.co/BEQkezhE3z
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 8, 2016
Spokesman Jon Allen urged drivers to ‘check their routes and change their journeys accordingly’ before setting off today.
Meanwhile those watching waves in coastal areas were warned to keep a safe distance, as 45ft swells in the Channel could create dramatic scenes.
MeteoGroup forecaster Mario Cuellar said: 'It is going to be very stormy on Monday with high winds and rain, especially in the south west and Wales.
'The storm will spread eastwards during the day and could bring disruption to travel, especially Channel ferries in the late afternoon.
'This stormy weather will clear later in the week but the forthcoming weekend also looks unsettled with a low weather front coming in over the north.'
Tomorrow and Wednesday should be drier, quieter and colder days for many before more wind and rain follows later in the week.
Storm Imogen follows Storm Henry, which ran close to the north of Scotland through Monday into Tuesday of last week.
On Saturday in Cornwall the heavy rain and high winds caused flooding problems, as five vehicles became stuck in flood waters.
Sporting fixtures were also postponed with Exeter v Oxford and Bristol Rovers v Wimbledon in League Two called off due to waterlogged pitches.