A man was airlifted from the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge on Thursday evening after suffering a fall at the famous tourist attraction.
The man, understood to be in his 80s, was rescued by a Scottish helicopter team from a nearby clifftop and escorted to safety.
Coastguard teams in Coleraine and Ballycastle were tasked to assist the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service at the incident after an emergency call was made.
“The casualty had crossed the world famous rope bridge onto the island, had slipped and fallen sustaining a suspected lower leg fracture,” the Coleraine Coastguard said.
“The safest way to evacuate the casualty was by CG rescue helicopter R199 from Prestwick. In a delicate operation, the helicopter touched down on the precarious cliff top. The casualty was secured in our rope rescue stretcher and carried to the aircraft before being flown to a landing site at nearby Larrybane car park.
“The landing site was secured by additional Coastguard Officers. The casualty was transferred to a waiting ambulance.”
