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Rescue operation at Ballintoy Harbour

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14 August 2020 McAuley Multimedia A full rescue swung into operation near the Elephant Rock at Ballintoy Harbour. A woman fell in the are sustaining a number of injuries. She was airflited from the scene by Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R199 from Prestwick to th etop of the cliffs where she was transported to a waiting road ambulance and transported to Causeway Hospital in Coleraine. Costguard CRT Teams from Ballycastle and Coleraine attended the call with Coastguard Helicopter R199 Portrush Inshore Lifeboat NIAS Ambulance and a NIAS Incident command unit. PICTURE KEVIN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA

Elephant Rock at Ballintoy Harbour this evening was the scene of a rescue operation involving multiple emergency services.

Emergency services responded to a report of a woman who had fell, sustaining a number of injuries.

Following assessment, she was airlifted from the scene by Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R199 from Prestwick to the top of the cliffs, at which point she was transported to a waiting road ambulance and onwards to Causeway Hospital in Coleraine.

Costguard CRT Teams from Ballycastle and Coleraine attended the call with Coastguard Helicopter R199, Portrush Inshore Lifeboat, NIAS Ambulance and a NIAS Incident command unit.

📸 KEVIN MCAULEY/MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA