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A MAN in his 70s miraculously avoided serious injury after falling into the sea from a Cork cliff, prompting a major air and sea rescue.
The air and sea rescue operation began after the 77-year-old lost his balance and fell into the sea from a cliff on the outskirts of Garretstown.
The rescue involved the RNLI Courtmacsherry lifeboat and the Coast Guard Rescue 115 Sikorsky helicopter.
The Valentia Coast Guard was alerted to the incident at 4.51pm today and it is understood that the man, who was walking with his wife, fell off the cliff path and fell into the water while attempting to rescue his already fallen into the water. Water.
He lost his balance, fell at the end of the road, and then slid off the edge and into the sea.
The woman was able to use her mobile phone to raise the alarm while keeping her partner in sight while in the water.
Incredibly, the man avoided serious injuries in his fall into the sea.
He was able to crawl onto the nearby beach, using rocks to keep steady in the tough sea conditions.
The man had reached the safety of the beach when rescue services arrived at the scene.
Emergency services examined him at the scene, but although he was cold and wet, he was no worse off from his ordeal.
As a precautionary measure, paramedics took him to a local GP, where he was evaluated and monitored for hypothermia.
An emergency services source said the man was “incredibly lucky” to have escaped the incident unscathed.
The rescue operation was called off once it was confirmed that the man was safe and sound on the beach.
However, his dog has not yet been located.
Weather conditions were described as quite difficult with stormy winds, rain, and swell related to the recent storm surge.
Gardai and the former head of the Kinsale Coast Guard unit also attended the scene.
“He had fallen off the cliff path and into the water while with his wife and we were alerted at 4.51 pm,” the Valentia Coast Guard told Independent.ie.
“When the emergency services came, they checked him and he was cold and wet, but that was it. They found him safe and sound. “
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