A MAN was rushed to hospital after he fell 12 feet onto rocks from a cliff path in Co Antrim yesterday.
The man was walking along the path when he fell onto Whiterocks beach in Portrush just before 1pm.
An RNLI lifeguard gave first aid. He was later joined by a paramedic who helped the man at the scene.
A coastguard crew from Coleraine helped stretcher the man off the rocks and bring him to an ambulance.
An RNLI spokeswoman said the coastguard was called in because the man had fallen in a "difficult location" and the tide was coming in.
He was later taken to the Causeway Hospital in Coleraine. His condition was not made public last night.
RNLI lifeguard supervisor Karl O’Neill said: "This incident was quite a challenging one to respond to due to the nature and location of the fall.
"Thankfully the man was conscious but we did not want to risk any further discomfort or injury by moving him ourselves. I would like to thank members of Coleraine coastguard for their assistance."
