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02/10/2014
Boy, 12, Falls From Rock Cliff
A 12-year-old boy is being treated in hospital after he fell from a cliff in the Shankill area of Co Dublin.
At around 5.45pm on Wednesday, emergency services received reports that the boy had fallen from rocks near Shanganagh Cliff.
The coastguard, as well as a Search and Rescue helicopter were involved in the operation to rescue the boy. He was later airlifted to Tallaght Hospital.
It is thought his injuries are not life-threatening.
(JP/IT)
At around 5.45pm on Wednesday, emergency services received reports that the boy had fallen from rocks near Shanganagh Cliff.
The coastguard, as well as a Search and Rescue helicopter were involved in the operation to rescue the boy. He was later airlifted to Tallaght Hospital.
It is thought his injuries are not life-threatening.
(JP/IT)
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