Boy, 16, seriously injured after falling down cliff on Isle of Wight
The boy was with two friends when he fell.
A teenager is being treated in hospital for ‘serious injuries’ after falling around 30 metres down a cliff on the Isle of Wight.
The 16-year-old boy was with two friends when he fell down Luccombe Cliff at 9.30pm on Saturday night.
His friends managed to scramble down to the rocks below and call emergency services.
In total, three coastguard teams rushed to the scene on the east coast of the island and the boy was then ferried by lifeboat to a waiting ambulance in nearby Shanklin.
He was taken to the island’s St Mary’s Hospital to be treated for ‘a potential head injury’ at around 11.30pm.
It comes just a day after a similar incident in which a man was airlifted to hospital after falling 20 metres at the same point.
A coastguard spokesman today warned that the cliffs in the area can be ‘unstable’.
He said: ‘A 16-year-old male fell 20 metres to 30 metres on to rocks at the foot of Luccombe Cliff.
‘He was with two friends and was understood to have a potential head injury.
‘We sent crews from Bembridge, The Needles and Ventnor and all three were then rescued.
‘The injured boy was recovered by lifeboat and taken to a waiting land ambulance from Isle of Wight Ambulance Service.’
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