A man has been rushed to hospital after falling 6-8m at Dundee
UPDATE: A man has fallen six to eight metres down a cliff in Dundee, seriously injuring himself, after a night of socialising with mates
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A MAN has fallen six to eight metres down a cliff in Dundee, seriously injuring himself, after a night of socialising with mates.
Police received a report from those at the scene at 2am Monday that the 34-year-old man had fallen down the cliff.
St John Ambulance paramedics travelled more than 100km to the popular fishing village to rescue and treat the man.
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Once the man was stabilised paramedics, police officers and bystanders carried the him half a kilometre along the beach and up the cliff face.
A police spokeswoman said the man had been socialising with friends when he fell into a rocky hole.
In the care of paramedics, he was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital with a suspected broken jaw, chest and back injuries.
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