A walker who had just fallen down a coastal cliff in the dark managed to call out the rescue services on his mobile phone to come to his aid last night (SUN). The man, aged 44, had tumbled nearly 20ft onto the shore at Garrabost on the Isle of Lewis. He had hurt his leg and also had facial injuries.

He got through to Stornoway Coastguard at about 7.30pm and the rescue helicopter and a coast rescue team were called out and sent to the scene, about a quarter of a mile from the Upper Garrabost road end.

Another coastguard team from Ness headed to Western Isles Hospital to help the rescue helicopter land on the helipad in the dark using their lights. There was no word on the man’s condition.