A MAN has been taken to hospital after falling from a tree and breaking both his ankles.

A MAN has been taken to hospital after falling from a tree and breaking both his ankles.

The accident happened at 12.45pm on Saturday at Orwell Park, Ipswich.

The Harwich RNLI inshore lifeboat was launched to pick up the man and take him to an awaiting ambulance at Levington Marina, which then transferred him to Ipswich Hospital.