Man rescued from sea after 'falling from pier'

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The coastguard helicopter on the beach at Neath Port TalbotImage source, @Beachdog_Wales
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The coastguard helicopter was called to incident just off the Aberavon coast

A man has been rescued from the sea after falling from a south Wales pier.

A Coastguard helicopter and crews from RNLI lifeboats were called to reports of a man, thought to have been sea fishing, that had fallen from North Pier in Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot.

The man was carried on a stretcher off the pier following the incident at about 15:00 BST on Saturday.

Paramedics assessed the man's condition and his injuries were not thought to have been serious.

The fisherman was stretchered off the pier by emergency services after falling into the sea.Image source, @Beachdog_Wales
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The man was looked over after being rescued and is not thought to have suffered serious injuries