Teenager dies after 50ft fall from Caithness cliff
A 26-year-old man who also fell was taken to Raigmore Hospital for treatment
Last updated 12th Jul 2022
A teenager has died after falling off a cliff in Thurso.
Police were called to the Victoria Walk area after an 18-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man fell from the 50ft drop yesterday evening.
Emergency services attended, but the teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man was taken to Raigmore hospital for treatment.
Teen's death being treated as "unexplained"
Officers say they are treating the woman's death as unexplained.
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.50pm on Monday, 11 July, 2022, officers were called to the Victoria Walk area in Thurso, following a report of a man and woman having fallen from a cliff.
"Emergency services and Coastguard attended but an 18-year-old woman had died.
"Her next of kin have been informed. Her death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.
"A 26-year-old man was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment."
RNLI Thurso confirmed they also attended along with the Ambulance Service and Coastguard.
A statement on their Facebook page said: "The Lifeboat arrived on scene at 6.08pm and immediately launched the inflatable ‘Y’ boat with two crew members on board. The Y boat was beached and the two crew members quickly located the two casualties, one male and one female, lying on the rocks at the bottom of 50 ft sheer cliffs.
"The crew members attended to them until the arrival of a paramedic who was winched down from the Search and Rescue helicopter from Inverness.
"The young man was winched up by the helicopter to a waiting ambulance.
"The female casualty was transferred to a stretcher and taken by the ‘Y’ boat to The Taylors and then taken to Scrabster where she was transferred into the care of Police Scotland."