A MAN who suffered head injuries when he fell from a boat working near Hinkley Point was rescued from the sea by lifeboat and coastguard crews on yesterday afternoon (Wednesday).

An RNLI spokesman said that the man hit his head as he fell from the vessel. Two lifeboats were sent to the scene and another was on standby.

The man was taken ashore to be treated by a waiting ambulance crew but was not seriously hurt.

The spokesman added: “Given the height of the fall, he was very lucky that the injury wasn’t as serious as first thought.

“He was also dressed in full safety equipment and lifejacket, which without doubt avoided what could have been a very different outcome.”