Emergency services / Injured fisherman taken to hospital

25 August 2025 14:41

A red and white Coastguard rescue helicopter is in flight above a residential area with houses in the background.

A stock photo of the Coastguard helicopter at the Clickimin landing site. Photo: Shetland News

AN INJURED fisherman has been taken to hospital in Lerwick by the Sumburgh-based coastguard search and rescue helicopter.

The helicopter landed at the Clickimin site this afternoon after having been tasked to airlift the injured man from a French longliner 60 miles north of Unst.

The call for help came at 11.42am.

Police were in attendance to close the road for a short period of time to allow the helicopter to land safely.

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