A 17-year-old man from Kazakhstan was transferred to hospital with the help of the Armed Forces of Malta after he was injured when jumping into the sea at Cominotto this afternoon.

The young man, who is here on holiday, is reported to be in a stable condition suffering from a back injury.

He was injured at around 3.50 p.m.

An AFM patrol boat transferred the man to Cirkewwa from where he was taken to Mater Dei Hospital by ambulance.

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