A man who was cut off by the tide on a treacherous part of the Jurassic Coast ended up being airlifted to safety.

The man was reported to be stranded at Black Ven between Lyme Regis and Charmouth earlier on Saturday evening.

The cliff at Black Ven is prone to mudslides and the area is popular with fossil hunters.

Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat crew launched at just after 6pm and Coastguard officers were also alerted.

Two members of the lifeboat crew went ashore to assist the man in their inflatable X-boat, which is used when the large lifeboat cannot get close inshore because of sea conditions.

However, the RNLI said the man was later airlifted to safety by the coastguard helicopter, which landed him on Lyme's football pitch. He was reported to be unhurt.

The lifeboat volunteers returned to Lyme Regis harbour at 7.50pm.