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19/11/2018
Tourist Rescued After 25ft Ravine Fall
A woman has been rescued after suffering a 25ft fall on the North Coast yesterday, Sunday 18 November.
The tourist was walking with family members in Cushendall, County Antrim when she tumbled an initial 10 feet down a grassy slop, followed by a further 15 feet.
Emergency services responded to the scene and personnel from the Coastguard, Fire and Rescue Service and Ambulance service attended the incident near Layde Castle ruins shortly after 4pm.
The two-hour operation resulted in the woman being placed on a stretcher and pulled to safety using a rope.
She is understood to have suffered multiple head and facial injuries as a result.
(JG/MH)
The tourist was walking with family members in Cushendall, County Antrim when she tumbled an initial 10 feet down a grassy slop, followed by a further 15 feet.
Emergency services responded to the scene and personnel from the Coastguard, Fire and Rescue Service and Ambulance service attended the incident near Layde Castle ruins shortly after 4pm.
The two-hour operation resulted in the woman being placed on a stretcher and pulled to safety using a rope.
She is understood to have suffered multiple head and facial injuries as a result.
(JG/MH)
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