Kirkwall Lifeboat is in attendance. Picture by Jane Candlish
A man was airlifted to hospital after he fell down a cliff in the east of Orkney.
Emergency crews received a call from the ambulance service at 5.30pm to attend an incident to the East of Deerness following reports of a man on a cliff.
Coastguard teams from Kirkwall, Stromness and St Margaret’s Hope, as well as Kirkwall lifeboat, and the rescue helicopter Rescue 900 was called to assist.
Teams arrived on scene at 5.50pm.
The man was airlifted to Kirkwall Hospital with a broken arm where he was transported into the care of the ambulance service.
A coastguard spokesman said: “Coastguards received a call from the ambulance service at 5.30pm.
“Coastguard teams from Kirkwall, Stromness and St Margaret’s Hope were called to assist. The coastguard helicopter Rescue 900 and Kirkwall lifeboat also attended.
“The casualty was lifted by the Rescue 900 and was transported into the care of the ambulance service. Teams left the scene around 7.20pm.”
Man airlifted to hospital after falling down a cliff in Orkney
