Child slips and falls onto a cliff ledge - with 30 metre drop beneath her - at NI golf club

The drama unfolded this afternoon at Ardglass Golf club.

In a statement HM Coastguard reveal they were alerted to the incident by a 999 call.

“Newcastle, Kilkeel and Portaferry Coastguard Rescue Teams along with Portaferry RNLI lifeboat were sent and Coastguard officers set up rope rescue equipment to successfully bring the girl to the top of the cliff to be reunited with her family,” they said.

“No medical assistance was required”.

The statement adds that Coastguard rescue officers “returned for a second time down the cliff to recover a member of the public who had tried to climb from the bottom up to help the girl”.

Norman Bridges in Belfast Coastguard Operations Centre added: “A member of the public reacted quickly on seeing the accident and did the right thing by immediately calling 999 for the Coastguard and all in all - a great job by everyone involved.

“If you see someone in difficulty at the coast, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard”.