Climber in hospital after falling from Aberdour cliffs

Helicopter and lifeboat called to scene
Kinghorn RNLIKinghorn RNLI
Kinghorn RNLI

A climber has been taken to hospital after falling from the cliffs at Aberdour.

The incident saw the RNLI lifeboat scrambled from Kinghorn to help the emergency services.

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The crew was paged to support the rescue operation at Hawkcraig Point, after the climber fell from the cliffs.

It was initially requested to provide safety

Two crew members went ashore and helped to move the casualty in a stretcher to the Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance - SCAA helicopter which had landed on the lawn of a nearby restaurant.

The climber was then taken to hospital in Edinburgh.