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Injured woman airlifted to hospital   16/3/13

A woman who fell by cliffs on Lewis was airlifted to the Stornoway hospital.

The 67-year-old suffered back injuries at Borve on the west side of the island.

Coastguard shore rescue volunteers carried the woman on a stretcher to a safe landing site for the helicopter at lunchtime yesterday.

The woman was flown to the Western Isles Hospital.