A holidaymaker, aged 26 sustained head injuries in a 60′ (18m) fall from the cliffs at Towan Beach at 4.30am.
The alarm was raised and Falmouth coastguards coordinated with Newquay coastguard rescue team and the Newquay inshore lifeboat crew.
Luckily, the man does not seem to have any life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Treliske Hospital, Truro.
** Archived August 2011 **