A 32-year-old British tourist suffered neck and spine injuries when he fell on the rocks at the Blue Lagoon, in Comino.

The Victoria police alerted the Armed Forces of Malta who evacuated the tourist to hospital in an Alouette III helicopter.

The AFM crew comprised four members - pilot Sergeant I. Marmarà, technician Lance Bombardier P. Calleja and rescuers Sergeant R. Mulvaney and Lance Bombardier N. Cilia.

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