A MAN had to be airlifted to hospital on Monday evening after a fall on the coast at Whitby, North Yorkshire.

The ambulance service called in the coastguard helicopter due to the location the 59-year-old suffered the accident.

The call came in at 5.50pm and the man was flown to the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.

The Northern Echo:

The airlift takes place. Pic: Glenn Kilpatrick - www.whitby-photography.com