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The rescue helicopter. Image Credit: Instagram screengrab

An exhausted 24-year-old Emirati man had to be airlifted from a Dibba mountain on Sunday.

The National Research and Rescue Centre, in coordination with the General Command of Fujairah Police, carried out the rescue.

The man was taken to hospital.

Coronavirus precautionary measures were taken during the rescue.

Fujairah Police advised people to take care on trips to the mountains.