Dramatic cliff rescue swings into operation as three youths try to scale Portrush's Ramore Head

One fell sustaining a serious leg fracture, one was uninjured and a third was trapped on the cliff face.

Coleraine and Ballycastle Coastguard Rescue Teams were tasked to the dangerous cliff head and both Portrush lifeboats were launched to the scene.

The injured casualty was rapidly evacuated by the lifeboat crew from the base of the cliff and transferred to an ambulance at Portrush Harbour. The uninjured casualty was also taken to the harbour.

The remaining casualty remained trapped on the cliff face. Coleraine and Ballycastle Coastguard Rope Rescue Teams set up a rope rescue system and a technician was lowered down the cliff, securing the casualty.

Both the casualty and the Coastguard rope technician were then raised to the top of the cliff where the casualty was found to be uninjured.