Scene - Bell Wharf Beach
AN air ambulance landed on a Leigh beach over the weekend after a diver sustained injuries.
Ambulance crews and an air ambulance were dispatched to Bell Wharf Beach on Saturday evening.
The casualty, a man, was taken to Southend Hospital by ambulance.
An ambulance service spokeswoman said: "We were called at 6.20pm on Saturday with reports that a man had been injured diving in Bell Wharf Beach, Leigh.
"We sent Essex and Herts Air Ambulance, two ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and an ambulance officer vehicle.
"The patient was taken to Southend Hospital by land ambulance for further care."
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