Man recovering after Coast Guard rescue

A man is recovering at Tallaght hospital in Dublin after being rescued by the Howth Coast Guard yesterday.

Mon, 09 May, 2011 - 08:06

A man is recovering at Tallaght hospital in Dublin after being rescued by the Howth Coast Guard yesterday.

The man in his 60s suffered head, leg and spinal injuries when he fell down a cliff path on Howth Head during windy conditions.

The Coast Guard team was forced to administer medical care to the man on the cliff before he was taken to hospital.

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