Lifeboat volunteers who had been coaching in casualty care had been known as to assist a person who was severely injured after falling from some cliffs.
Police contacted the coastguard after being alerted to the incident in Marine Drive, Dunbar, East Lothian at about 4pm on Friday.
Groups from North Berwick Dunbar and Eyemouth Coastguard had been concerned within the rescue and Dunbar Royal Nationwide Lifeboat Establishment (RNLI) launched each its inshore and offshore lifeboats.
RNLI spokesperson Douglas Wright mentioned: “A number of crew, who had been in the midst of a casualty care course on the station, had been tasked when a 48-year-old man fell 30ft from the cliff at Winterfield Park simply earlier than 4pm.
The Coastguard Helicopter assists the rescuers at Winterfield Cliff, Marine Drive, Dunbar East Lothian(Photograph: Dunbar RNLI/ Gary Fairbairn)
“Each boats had been launched to help within the operation, which additionally included coastguard groups from Dunbar and Eyemouth, police and ambulance crews and the coastguard rescue helicopter.
“The crew of the inshore lifeboat arrived on scene at 4.10pm and supplied emergency look after the casualty till the rescue helicopter arrived.
“In the meantime, the volunteers on the all-weather lifeboat sat offshore in case they had been wanted.
“As soon as the choice was made to airlift the casualty to hospital for remedy, each boats had been stood down by the UK Coastguard at round 5.30pm.”
The person is being handled in hospital.
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