03/08/2018

Man In Hospital After Cliff Fall In Co Antrim

A man is being treated in hospital after falling 70ft from a cliff in Co Antrim.

Emergency services were alerted to the scene on Thursday, 02 August, at around 6.30pm.

The man had fallen from Elephant Rock near Ballintoy Harbour.

He was found conscious and breathing and is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

(CD/LM)

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