Lifeguards of the Emergency Response and Rescue Corps yesterday assisted the Civil Protection Department in the rescue of a French man, in his twenties, who fell off 'Tal-Ħalfa' rock.

Tal-Ħalfa rock is located near Hondoq bay in Gozo.

Under the direction of the Civil Protection Department the lifeguards embarked the man on the hydro ambulance Lifesaver 1.

He was suffering a dislocated shoulder. 

The man was transported to Hondoq Bay, where an ambulance was waiting to take him to the Gozo General Hospital for further medical care.

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