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

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.