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By Fiona Reid
Dumfries and West
Cliff rescue

COASTGUARD teams from the Isle of Whithorn, Drummore, Stranraer, Portpatrick, Ballantrae, Portling and Kirkcudbright helped with a cliff rescue at the weekend.

They were called into action, along with Kippford RNLI, to assist a person stuck on the cliffs at Balcary Point on Saturday.

They had gone to rescue sheep and found themselves in difficulty,

A Stranraer Coastguard spokesperson said: “Fortunately there were no injuries and the casualty was lifted from the cliff by Coastguard helicopter and the teams returned to base.

“If you find animals over a cliff please contact the Coastguard and seek advice – do not attempt to rescue themselves you could be risking your life!

“In an emergency on the coast call 999 and ask for the coastguard.”