Rescue operation on South Tyneside cliffs
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The Coastguard, Tynemouth RNLI Lifeboat Station, South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade and emergency services were called to an incident at Frenchman's Bay at around 4.40pm today.
A man had fallen and landed on rocks on the bottom and is believed to have a suffered a broken leg.
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Adrian Don from Tynemouth RNLI Lifeboat Station said: "He'd taken quite a tumble but wasn't in the water. We launched the inshore lifeboat which landed on the beach and a member of the North East ambulance service assessed him on the rocks.
"We hope he makes a full recovery."
Eye witness Wayne Nellist, of Horsley Hill, said: "I was on the bus when I say the fire engines go past. When I got home I could see all the emergency services there. I spoke to someone on site and they said it was a man who had fallen from the cliff."
The Coastguard confirmed they were called at 4.40pm and were on site for around an hour and half.
A spokeswoman said: "We don't know the circumstances of why the man was there. But he's believed to have minor injuries and is on his way to hospital."