15/04/2005

Pensioner found in ‘critical condition’

A 71-year-old man reported missing while on holiday in Wales has been found by Coastguards in a ‘critical condition’.

Milford Haven Coastguard mounted a search around 9:30pm last night around the Constitution Hill area in Aberystwyth in Wales after being contacted by Dyfed Powys police.

The man was found among rocks at the base of a cliff at Constitution Hill. He was described as being in a “very serious condition” and barely conscious.

The man was rushed to Bronclais Hospital in Aberystwyth.

The search involved Coastguard rescue teams from Aberystwyth and Borth, an RNLI inshore lifeboat and police units. A rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor was also on the scene during the night, searching the area with a forward-looking infrared camera.

(KMcA/GB)


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