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Man injured in fall from Lyme Beach hut

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Chris Carson

Published: 10:32 AM October 25, 2010    Updated: 11:13 AM November 7, 2020

Man injured in fall from beach hut

A 23-year-old man was airlifted to hospital with head injuries after falling off the roof of a beach hut in Lyme Regis at around 11pm on Friday night.

An RAF rescue helicopter was called to the scene by an Ambulance crew and local coastguards prepared a landing site on the beach, assisted by local firefighters.

The injured man was flown to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, for specialist treatment.

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