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Woman airlifted to hospital in rescue operation after cliff fall

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Coastguard crew had to assist the Helimed doctor down the cliff to treat the casualty, before she was airlifted

A runner has been airlifted to hospital with multiple injuries after falling off a cliff in Anglesey.

A multi-agency rescue operation was launched on Saturday after reports a woman had fallen at 10:45 BST.

Lifeboat crews swam ashore with medical kit and a stretcher, and were joined by a coastguard helicopter from Dublin.

A Helimed doctor had to climb down the cliff to treat her before she was airlifted to the specialist Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire.

Crews found the woman unresponsive a the bottom of the cliff with numerous injuries and dressed her wounds and administered oxygen while waiting for paramedics to arrive.

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Nearby Kayakers assisted with the rescue by transporting oxygen to the beach

The casualty was winched to the cliff top before being transferred to the Helimed helicopter and taken to Stoke Mandeville hospital.

RNLI crew member Mike Doran said: "She was in a poor way when we got there but the crew were fantastic and everyone did their bit, our thoughts are with her and her family."