EMERGENCY teams were called out to Compton Bay yesterday evening (Monday) to assist a man who had fallen down a cliff.

Ambulance, police, fire services and coastguard teams from Ventnor and the Needles assisted the casualty through the night.

A spokesperson for the Coastguard said: "We received a call at 11.15pm following reports of a man falling down the cliff at Compton Bay.

"Teams from Ventnor and the Needles assisted the man into the Air Ambulance, and he was subsequently transported to hospital."

The man was safely flown from the scene at around 1am.