A man had to be rescued by the coastguard after he slipped on a cliff in Sunderland and injured himself.
Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team and Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team were called to a cliff in the Ryhope area on Monday.
It was reported that a man had slipped and injured himself part of the way down the cliff with the team finding the casualty within minutes of arriving at the scene.
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They used rope rescue equipment to recover the casualty to the top of the cliff where he was assessed by paramedics before being taken to hospital.
A spokesperson for Sunderland Coastguard Rescue Team said the man "had slipped and injured himself part of the way down a cliff in the Ryhope area".
They added: "We were asked to attend along with Hartlepool Coastguard Rescue Team.
"Putting to use our local knowledge we accessed the cliff path and located the casualty within minutes of being on scene.
"Rope rescue equipment was deployed and the casualty was then safely recovered to the top of the cliff.
"At the cliff top we then began an assessment and casualty care, shortly joined by the HART team from North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
"The casualty remained in their care to be transferred to hospital.
"Our Senior Coastal Officer S5B also attended this incident."
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