Man airlifted from water near Durdle Door
A MAN had to be rescued from the water near Durdle Door this evening.
A number of emergency services including the coastguard, RNLI, and ambulance were called to the scene at around 5.20pm.
The incident happened near to the Durdle Door Holiday Park in West Lulworth, according to a spokesperson for South Western Ambulance Service.
They said: "We were called to a report of a patient in the water.
"He is believed to be a man in his 30s.
"The patient was taken from the water and was conscious and breathing. He was airlifted to Dorchester County Hospital."
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