Woman rescued after falling on Howth Head cliffs

The Coast Guard rescued a women who fell on the cliffs at Howth Head in Dublin on Friday morning.

The woman fell 30ft after stepping away from a path on the cliffs.

The alarm was raised and a local Coast Guard cliff rescue unit and a Coast Guard helicopter responded and rescued the woman.

She was winched aboard the Rescue 116 plane and taken to Dublin Airport before being transferred to Beaumont Hospital.

The woman sustained a leg injury and was treated for potential spinal injuries as a precaution.

The Coast Guard is advising walkers to not wander away from paths close to any cliff edge.

It said that if members of the public see someone who may be putting themselves in danger they should alert the Coast Guard on 112 or 999.