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Sleeping man hit by falling boulder
4:40pm Saturday 10th May 2008
A man is recovering in hospital after a boulder fell on him from a 200ft clifftop as he slept on a beach.
The 48-year-old man had been kayaking in the sea with friends before taking a break on the beach at Seaford Head.
But a rockfall dislodged several boulders from the cliffs above the beach and one landed on the sleeping sunbather at about 2pm today.
Police, paramedics, the police helicopter and Newhaven lifeboat were all called to the scene alongside the Coastguard helicopter, which took the man to Eastbourne District General Hospital.
A spokeswoman for Solent Coastguard said the man suffered injuries to his stomach but remained concious throughout the rescue.
Officials were called to the scene to check the safety of the cliffs.
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