By Q Radio news
A woman's been airlifted to safety from Fair Head in county Antrim during a daring night time helicopter rescue.
Coastguard teams from Ballycastle and Coleraine were called to the area where they found the woman stranded at the base of the cliff in what's known as the boulder fields.
A Rescue Helicopter was scrambled from Prestwick and crew members winched the uninjured woman to safety in blustery conditions.
After being winched on board the woman was flown to a landing site close to Ballycastle Golf Club.
Local councillor Paudie McShane has praised the courage of all those involved...
A woman's been airlifted to safety from Fair Head in county Antrim during a daring night time helicopter rescue. VIDEO: McAuley Multi-mediahttps://t.co/S1X5tlOhZ8 pic.twitter.com/pm6WWPEm6g
— Q Radio News (@qnewsdesk) August 13, 2021
(Archive image of Fair Head, near Ballycastle)
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