Injured man rescued by helicopter from popular Co Antrim tourist site in “delicate operation” [Video]

Coleraine Coastguard in Northern Ireland staged a dramatic rescue on Thursday, August 28 after an elderly man sustained an injury after crossing the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge in Co Antrim.

“This afternoon, Coleraine and Ballycastle Coastguard Rescue Teams were tasked to assist NIAS [Northern Ireland Ambualnce Service] with the evacuation of a casualty on Carrick-a-rede island,” Coleraine Coastguard said in a post on social media on Thursday.

“The casualty had crossed the world-famous rope bridge onto the island, had slipped and fallen sustaining a suspected lower leg fracture.”

Coleraine Coastguard continued: “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.”

Coleraine Coastguard has responded to several …