Port Erin coastguard were called to the rescue of a 59 year old walker who broke his ankle on a coastal footpath yesterday.
The man, from Douglas, was walking along the Scarlet footpath with a woman from Foxdale when he fell from a stile.
The accident happened halfway between the old lookout and Pooil Vaaish Quarry at 2.30pm.
Members of the coastguard carried him by stretcher to a waiting ambulance.
Picture: coastal path at Scarlet
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