Person rescued from cave after falling from a cliff at Dunluce Castle, Northern Ireland.
At around 4.45pm today (Sunday 24 July) the Northern Ireland
Ambulance Service requested UK Coastguard assistance after a person fell 30
metres off a cliff and into a cave at Dunluce Castle, Coleraine, Northern
Ireland.
Coleraine and Ballycastle Coastguard Rescue Teams, Port Rush
RNLI inshore and all weather lifeboats and the UK Coastguard search and rescue
helicopter based at Prestwick were sent to the scene, alongside the Northern
Ireland Ambulance Service.
The inshore lifeboat went into the cave and recovered the
casualty, transferred them to the all-weather lifeboat where they were airlifted to
safety by the Coastguard helicopter and taken to Belfast City Airport. The Coastguard helicopter was met by the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service at the airport and taken to Royal Victoria Hospital.
Three other members of the
public and a dog who were also on scene at Dunluce Castle were escorted to safety by the
Coastguard Rescue Teams but did not require medical assistance.