Man airlifted after falling from ferry near Liverpool
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A HM Coastguard helicopter airlifted the man after a three-hour search (stock image)
A man has been airlifted after he fell from a ferry sailing near Liverpool, emergency services have said.
The alarm was raised at about 08:15 GMT on Saturday after he fell from the Stena Estrid travelling from Belfast to Birkenhead, HM Coastguard said.
Lifeboat crews from northern England and Wales mounted a search before he was found and airlifted by a helicopter three hours later.
He was taken to hospital but details of his condition are not yet clear.
A spokeswoman for Stena Line said police were investigating and that their vessel was continuing with its normal operation.
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ has contacted Merseyside Police for information.
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