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Fisherman on French boat rescued after injury off Cornwall coast

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A rescue helicopter flew the fisherman to Plymouth for treatment

A fisherman has been airlifted after being injured on board a vessel off the coast of Cornwall.

The incident happened about 10 miles (16km) off the coast of the Lizard at about 13:30 BST on Sunday.

The man was on board a French fishing boat when he was thought to have injured his pelvis, coastguards said.

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency helicopter took him to a hospital unit in Plymouth for treatment.

The RNLI's Lizard lifeboat was also called out to the incident.

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