A man and a child were taken to hospital after they fell down a cliff.

Arnside and South Lakes Coastguard Rescue Team was called out yesterday (May 31) after the pair fell down the cliff near Gibraltar Farm, Silverdale.

According to the team, the child was taken to hospital by ambulance with minor injuries and the man, who was in a ‘stable condition’, was taken by air to the Royal Preston Hospital.

The rescue was assisted by Morecambe Coastguard Team, the RNLI hovercraft, the North West Air Ambulance and the North West Ambulance Service.

An Arnside and South Lakes Coastguard Rescue Team spokesman said: “Excellent team work all round, thanks to everybody involved.”