Child taken to hospital after falling from cliff 

Coastguard teams from Dunbar and North Berwick and an air ambulance were sent to the scene

Child taken to hospital after falling from cliff in DunbarSTV News

A child was rushed to hospital after falling from a cliff in East Lothian.

Emergency services were called to the scene at Dunbar around 4.40pm on Friday following reports of a person having fallen.

Coastguard teams from Dunbar and North Berwick, and an air ambulance were among those dispatched to the scene.

The child was taken to hospital by ambulance.

Their condition is currently unknown.

A spokesperson from HM Coastguard said: “At around 4.40pm yesterday afternoon (June 26), HM Coastguard received a report of a person who had fallen from a cliff at Dunbar.

“Coastguard Rescue Teams from Dunbar and North Berwick, Scottish Ambulance Service, an air ambulance, Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue Service all attended.

“The person was taken to hospital by land ambulance.”

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