Northern Ireland

Man found in lake still critical

The man was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital
The man was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital The man was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital

A MAN remains in a critically ill condition at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast after being pulled from a fishing lake in Co Down.

Emergency services were alerted after the man was found face down in the water near Lough Road in Dromore on Tuesday around 9.15am.

A rapid response paramedic, ambulance officer and an A&E crew were despatched, as was the air ambulance.

The man was taken to hospital by ambulance.