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Rescue crews help man to safety after he slips on rocks near Folkestone harbour

KentOnline reporter
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08:17, 21 June 2013
A man with head and leg injuries was rescued from shoreline. Picture: @Kent_999s
A man with head and leg injuries was rescued from shoreline. Picture: @Kent_999s

Folkestone coastguard crews were called to help paramedics rescue a man who had slipped on rocks at Sunny Sands near Folkestone harbour.

They arrived on the scene at around 8.15pm.

The 45-year-old man had suffered head and leg injuries, and was taken to hospital for treatment.

The man is helped from the rocks in the fog. Picture: @Kent_999s
The man is helped from the rocks in the fog. Picture: @Kent_999s

There was fog in the area at the time and it is thought emergency services were called when his cries for help were heard.

Emergency teams left at 9.45pm.

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