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Rock climber in Pembrokeshire hospitalised after falling on cliff

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A rock climber has been airlifted to hospital after falling on a cliff on the Pembrokeshire coast.

The male climber fell at Saddle Head, near the village of Bosherston, at about 17:20 BST on Thursday, a spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said.

He was airlifted to the top of the cliff to be transferred to an air ambulance and flown to hospital in Cardiff.

The extent of his injuries are not clear.

Also in attendance were the St Govans and Tenby Coastguard rescue teams, as well as RNLI all-weather lifeboats from Tenby and Angle.

A coastguard helicopter from Newquay in Cornwall was also scrambled to the incident, as well as two Wales air ambulances.

The British Mountaineering Council describes South Pembrokeshire as one of the best sea cliff climbing areas in Britain.

Saddle Head is described as providing “fine climbing on good rock”, mainly in the lower grades of difficulty.

The limestone cliffs rise to around 35m (114 feet) above sea level.

The headland lies on the edge of the Ministry of Defence’s Castlemartin range and cannot always be accessed due to live firing.


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