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Scotland & NI 162/01
17 June, 2001
CLIFF FALL BOY RECOVERED
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Shetland Coastguard were
notified at 17:15 hrs on 17 June 2001 by Shetland Ambulance service
that a 13 year old boy had slipped and fallen some 30 to 40 feet
from the cliff top at the end of the Knab, close to the Coastguard
Station in Lerwick.
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His companion, also aged 13, ran for
help to a local resident and the call was diverted to the
Coastguard. The Lerwick Coastguard Rescue Team was immediately sent
to the area and using cliff lines sent a man down to prepare the boy
for recovery to the cliff top. Once recovered to the top he was
taken by Ambulance to the Gilbert Bain Hospital, where he is
currently under observation with a suspected broken left arm and
possible internal injuries.
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Shetland Coastguard MRSC
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Dave Robinson, Shetland Coastguard
Watch Manager said, " We understand the lad slipped and fell
about 30 to 40 feet, whilst scrambling around on the cliff. As ever
we would advise that anyone seeking to cliff climb must ensure that
they have the correct safety equipment with them and are well
secured by safety lines. Youngsters have to be particularly careful
in such terrain, despite how safe it may appear initially.
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