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| The condition of a man badly injured in a climbing accident at a County Antrim cliff face is now described as stable. | The condition of a man badly injured in a climbing accident at a County Antrim cliff face is now described as stable. |
| The man was about to climb the cliff at Fairhead on the north Antrim coast when several boulders dislodged and fell on him, pinning him to the ground. | The man was about to climb the cliff at Fairhead on the north Antrim coast when several boulders dislodged and fell on him, pinning him to the ground. |
| A member of the public heard his cries for help at about 1430 BST on Saturday and contacted the coastguard. | A member of the public heard his cries for help at about 1430 BST on Saturday and contacted the coastguard. |
| The Irish coastguard helicopter, a doctor and a fire service team were called in to help with the rescue. | The Irish coastguard helicopter, a doctor and a fire service team were called in to help with the rescue. |
| It took more than five hours to free the man who was then put on a stretcher and winched to the top of the cliff where a waiting helicopter flew him to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital. | It took more than five hours to free the man who was then put on a stretcher and winched to the top of the cliff where a waiting helicopter flew him to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital. |
| Coastguard watch officer Dawn Petrie said the accident happened in a dangerous spot. | |
| "The area that he was climbing in is notorious for boulders, and for loose boulders at that," she said. | |
| "It was just unfortunate that when he started climbing, the area he picked, the boulders fell on to him." |