Coastguards on their way to assist a man with a suspected hamstring tear were interrupted when another emergency call came in.

The Mullion Coastguard Rescue Team were making their way down to Kynance Cove shortly after 1pm yesterday when they were paged to assist with a high-risk male on a nearby cliff edge.

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Whilst the team relocated to Poldhu to assist police, Porthoustock Coastguard Rescue Team were paged to cover the shout at Kynance.

After the man at Poldhu moved to safety three members of the Mullion team returned to Kynance and helped to bring the injured man to the car park so that he could make his way to hospital.