A woman has been rescued after falling 20 feet down a cliff.

The alarm was raised at around 4.15pm on Wednesday after the woman fell from the Elie Chain Walk in Fife.

The Anstruther RNLI inshore lifeboat was launched and found the woman had injured both ankles.

It was decided the safest way to move her was by lifeboat, and so the RNLI took her to neighbouring Shell Bay where she was handed over to waiting paramedic and Coastguard teams.

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It was the crew’s first call-out during the coronavirus pandemic.

Volunteer helm Barry Gourlay said: “This was our first call-out in over ten weeks but that did not show.

“We train to a high standard and that training helped ensure we were able to execute this rescue swiftly and safely.”

The RNLI said that May is an important month for the charity as its annual fundraising campaign Mayday takes place.

However during the pandemic conventional fundraising is not possible, although the charity’s on-call status has not changed.

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Mr Gourlay said: “Throughout this pandemic, the volunteers at Anstruther join 237 other lifeboat stations who remain ready to respond if requested.

“We thank our supporters and ask that you stick by us during this challenging time so we can continue to save lives at sea.”