A young woman from France was hospitalised with grievous injuries yesterday after jumping off the Azure Window in Gozo.

The 23-year-old was assisted by the police and the Civil Protection Department before she was taken to hospital. Her condition is not life-threatening.

The 25-metre-high Azure Window featured prominently in an online video promoting cliff-jumping in Malta in 2011, provoking admiration and condemnation in equal measure.

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