Trawlerman fights for his life in hospital
The 52-year-old trawlerman was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness after he plummeted from the quayside, between the harbour wall and a boat, at Ullapool harbour in the early hours of yesterday morning.
A Coastguard rescue helicopter based at Stornoway felw the injured seaman from the Wester Ross harbour.
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Hide AdA spokesman for Northern Constabulary said: “Police were called to respond to reports that a man had fallen from the pier. He suffered a head injury and was taken by the Stornoway Coastguard helicopter to hospital where his condition is described as life threatening. There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances.”