An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital after falling from a cliff top at King Edward's Bay in North Tyneside.
HM Coastguard paged the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade and Blyth Coastguard Rescue Team to King Edward's Bay in Tynemouth after a report that a casualty fell from the cliff top at 1.18am on Saturday.
The brigade provided initial casualty care before working with the Hazardous Area Response Team from the North East Ambulance Service to prepare the casualty for rescue.