The Civil Protection Department has issued pictures of a search and rescue operation it performed on Sunday when a man reported he was lost at Slugs Bay, L-Aħrax tal-Mellieħa.

The man was found at the bottom of a cliff and rescued by boat.

An ambulance crew was also involved. 

The rescue operation underway.The rescue operation underway.

The man is picked up by a floating stretcher. (Civil Protection Department)The man is picked up by a floating stretcher. (Civil Protection Department)

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