A 30-year-old man had to be airlifted after he found himself wedged between rocks unable to climb back to shore in Mellieħa.

Civil Protection Department, the Armed Forces and Red Cross members had to be called in to rescue the man. 

The Maltese national was eventually airlifted with no injuries reported, according to the police. 

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