A 17-year-old man from Zabbar man was hospitalised after suffering a head injury while diving off the rocks at St Thomas Bay. The police said his condition is critical.

The incident happened early this afternoon.

People on the scene said the man was unconscious when he was carried out of the water and given first aid.

He was taken to hospital in an ambulance.

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