Overview
- The December incident involved a 66-year-old who became wedged upside down between wave-breakers and the pier at Aberavon Beach.
- Treacherous conditions prevented a direct approach, so officers secured her ankle with a rope and formed a human chain to haul her clear.
- Police-released video documents the search, extraction and immediate first aid given once she was freed.
- The woman sustained serious injuries and was treated at the scene before being handed to the coastguard for evacuation.
- South Wales Police says all six rescuers have since been put forward for formal recognition of their actions.