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Boy winched to safety after falling into bushes at Folkestone

20:00, 09 July 2016

updated: 20:27, 09 July 2016

Emergency crews helped rescue a young lad after he fell through some bushes at Folkestone.

Police called out the Coastguard crew at around 4pm this afternoon, amid reports some teenagers had become stuck.

Police, fire and ambulance crews were all involved in the rescue - before the youngster was winched to safety.

Video: The Coastguard helicopter helps in the boy's rescue. Footage @Kent_999s

A police spokesman said they were called at 4.16pm after hearing three teenage boys had got into difficulty along the cliffs at The Warren, Folkestone.

Two of them were found by ambulance crews at the bottom of the cliffs and the third by the Coastguard.

The fire service's line rescue team from Deal climbed through head high brambles in an attempt to reach the teenager.

The two other boys were also brought to safety having made their way to the base of the cliff. They were all taken to a local hospital with cuts and bruises.

The ambulance service's specialist Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) helped in the emergency rescue.

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