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20/03/2006
Two women rescued after falling from cliffs in County Donegal
Two women who fell from cliffs during separate incidents in County Donegal have been rescued.
In the first incident, a woman in her 40's was seriously injured after falling off cliffs at Bloody Foreland in north Donegal.
Coastguard were called at around 3pm and the woman was rescued by helicopter and flown to Letterkenny Hospital in Sligo, where she remains in intensive care.
Around 30 minutes later, at around 3.30pm, a woman is reported to have fallen into the sea at Kinnego Bay in Inishowen.
She was rescued by a lifeboat and later taken to Alnagelvin Hospital in Derry where her condition is described as stable.
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In the first incident, a woman in her 40's was seriously injured after falling off cliffs at Bloody Foreland in north Donegal.
Coastguard were called at around 3pm and the woman was rescued by helicopter and flown to Letterkenny Hospital in Sligo, where she remains in intensive care.
Around 30 minutes later, at around 3.30pm, a woman is reported to have fallen into the sea at Kinnego Bay in Inishowen.
She was rescued by a lifeboat and later taken to Alnagelvin Hospital in Derry where her condition is described as stable.
(EF/SP)
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