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| Driver survives 200ft cliff crash | Driver survives 200ft cliff crash |
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| A man has been taken to hospital after his car plunged over a 200ft (61m) cliff in north Devon. | A man has been taken to hospital after his car plunged over a 200ft (61m) cliff in north Devon. |
| The man was airlifted from the car at Hartland Quay at about 0500 BST by a coastguard helicopter. | The man was airlifted from the car at Hartland Quay at about 0500 BST by a coastguard helicopter. |
| He is being treated at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple. The extent of his injuries has not yet been revealed. | He is being treated at North Devon District Hospital in Barnstaple. The extent of his injuries has not yet been revealed. |
| Swansea coastguards said they were uncertain about why the car went over the cliff. | |
| Rescuers lowered | Rescuers lowered |
| Hartland and Westward Ho! Coastguard Rescue Teams found the car on the beach below the cliffs at 0524 BST. | Hartland and Westward Ho! Coastguard Rescue Teams found the car on the beach below the cliffs at 0524 BST. |
| Lights and equipment were set up on scene and the fire service was called to help. A rescue helicopter was also scrambled along with an ambulance. | Lights and equipment were set up on scene and the fire service was called to help. A rescue helicopter was also scrambled along with an ambulance. |
| Two coastguard cliff rescuers were placed on a line and lowered to the site of the car, where they found a man inside alive. | Two coastguard cliff rescuers were placed on a line and lowered to the site of the car, where they found a man inside alive. |
| A winchman was lowered onto the beach from the helicopter and the injured man was taken to hospital. | A winchman was lowered onto the beach from the helicopter and the injured man was taken to hospital. |
| Steve Jones, Watch Manager of Swansea Coastguard said: "The single occupant was alive when extracted from the car and able to communicate with our rescue team. | Steve Jones, Watch Manager of Swansea Coastguard said: "The single occupant was alive when extracted from the car and able to communicate with our rescue team. |
| "Fortunately the weather was benign this morning which helped the extraction. | "Fortunately the weather was benign this morning which helped the extraction. |
| "The car is in no danger of being overtaken by the tide and a plan will be drawn up on how to remove the vehicle from its present position." | "The car is in no danger of being overtaken by the tide and a plan will be drawn up on how to remove the vehicle from its present position." |