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Boy airlifted to hospital after 200ft north Devon cliff fall | |
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A boy has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after falling 200ft (60m) from cliffs in Devon. | |
Emergency services, including the Lynmouth and Ilfracombe coastguard, two lifeboats and the police, were called to the Valley of Rocks at Lynton at about 18:25 BST on Thursday evening. | |
The 11-year-old boy was found at the bottom of the cliffs and winched up. | |
He was taken to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital by air ambulance before being transferred to Bristol. | |
The victim, who has a double fracture of the fibia and an injury to his back, is originally from Los Angeles and was visiting the Lynton area in north Devon. | |
Police say the boy was located on the beach at about 18:40 after appearing to have fallen from the cliffs above. |