Hiker airlifted to safety after fall

The accident happened on a cliff face at Tal-Harraba

March 31, 2025| Times of Malta 1 min read
The rescue operation underway on Monday afternoon. Photo: Civil Protection Department.The rescue operation underway on Monday afternoon. Photo: Civil Protection Department.

A 34-year-old man was airlifted to safety after falling and injuring himself at Tal-Qarraba cliff-face near Ghajn Tuffieħa.

The accident happened on Monday afternoon in an area which could not be reached by an ambulance crew.

The man, a resident of Tarxien, was assisted by rescuers of the Civil Protection department before being flown to Luqa airbase where a waiting ambulance took him to hospital. 

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