Woman rescued after falling from cliff near Mussenden Temple

Coleraine and Ballycastle Rope Rescue Teams attended the scene, where PSNI officers had located the casualty. Credit: Coleraine Coastguard

A woman has been taken to hospital after falling from a cliff in Co Londonderry.

Coleraine Coastguard received reports that a person had fallen from a cliff close to Mussenden Temple at Castlerock on Monday night.

Coleraine and Ballycastle Rope Rescue Teams attended the scene, where PSNI officers had located the casualty.

In a statement, Coleraine Coastguard said: "A coastguard rope rescue technician was lowered to stabilise and assess the casualty.

"The injured person was winched to safety and flown to Causeway Hospital by the Coastguard Rescue Helicopter, R199 from Prestwick."

In a statement, Police said they "assisted in the multi-agency rescue of a woman in the Mussenden Temple area of Castlerock on Monday evening, 22nd August."Officers located the woman, who had fallen from a cliff, with the Coastguard bringing the injured woman to a crew from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

"The woman was taken to hospital for treatment to her injuries which, although serious, are not believed to be life-threatening."

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