At 16.40 Howth Coast Guard were tasked to Balscadden in Howth where a man had fallen on the cliff and required assistance. The team arrived quickly and assisted the Coast Guard rescue helicopter to winch the injured man to safety.
Dublin Fire Brigade were on scene and gave first aid to the casualty. Howth ILB was also tasked to the scene.The casualty was airlifted to Beaumont hospital where he is expected to make a full recovery.
Some good pictures taken by a bystander in the comment section below.
Incident 14/08
I have 50 pics of this. The last 20ish are very very close.
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Left by Richard Wilson on May 16th, 2008