Boy falls 15ft from rocks at Scots harbour sparking RNLI rescue mission

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An 11-year-old boy feel 15ft from a set of rocks at a Scots harbour sparking a huge rescue mission.Rescue crews, including RNLI teams, paramedics, police and firefighters, were scrambled to the incident near Johnston's Hole in Dunbar, East Lothian, at 5.35pm on Sunday, June 25.

On arrival, it emerged the child had slipped from a ledge.He was put into a neck brace to become stabilised before being transferred onto a lifeboat by RNLI crews.

The child was then handed over to medics.His current condition is unknown. Dramatic images from the rescue operation show the child being hauled over the shoreline to safety via a stretcher.Another shows crews work at the base of the rocky cliffs.

ILB helm Alan Blair said: “Owing to the tricky location of the casualty and the fact that we were dealing with an incoming tide, on the advice of the paramedics on scene, it was decided the safest option was to move the casualty by lifeboat to where he could be better assessed by medics.”The Record has approached the Scottish Ambulance Service for comment. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here . Scots mum left in 'worst pain' of life after getting stung by jellyfish Caledonian Sleeper trains to be operated by Scottish Government