A teenager was airlifted from a Dorset beauty spot after a major emergency response.

Emergency services rushed to Man O'War Bay at Durdle Door on Monday afternoon (August 12).

A teenage male suffered a fall in the area.

Coastguards, two RNLI lifeboat crews, and paramedics were called alongside an air ambulance and a coastguard helicopter.

A spokesperson for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: "Just after 3pm yesterday we received reports of an injured individual at Man O War Cove.

"Coastguard rescue teams from Lulworth and Kimmeridge, a coastguard helicopter, Weymouth RNLI lifeboat, Dorset Fire and Rescue Service, South West Ambulance Service and an air ambulance were all sent.

"The casualty was passed into the care of the air ambulance and taken to hospital."

A spokesperson for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance said: "I can confirm that Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’s helicopter and Dorset outreach car attended an incident reported as a teenage male who had suffered a fall, in the Lulworth area yesterday.

"Our critical care team assisted at the scene of the incident and airlifted the patient to Dorset County Hospital.

"The team we provided consisted of a doctor and two specialist practitioners in critical care, who specialise in pre-hospital emergency medicine, as well as a pilot and co-pilot."