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Title: Man 'critically ill' afer cave trap ordeal on NI coast
Post by: admin on April 19, 2010
A man who was rescued after becoming trapped in a cave on the County Antrim coast is critically ill in hospital.

Police, the ambulance service, the coastguard and a Royal Navy helicopter were all involved in the rescue operation at Whitehead.

The man was plucked by helicopter from the mouth of a cave which is just below Blackhead Lighthouse early on Monday morning.

He was transferred to hospital for treatment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8629737.stm