Woman rescued in Goathland after falling down close to waterfall

It happened yesterday at a bank near to the base of Thomason Foss

Author: Karen LiuPublished 25th Aug 2021

A woman has been rescued in Goathland after falling down a bank close to the base of Thomason Foss waterfall.

It happened yesterday (Tuesday 24th August) at 11.55am when Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to help.

The 69-year-old woman had sustained head and lower leg injuries.

Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team said:

"Upon arrival we found a relative had dressed a wound to her leg and was caring for the patient. After clinical assessment by the team and a crew from Yorkshire Ambulance Service we splinted her leg and transferred her to a team stretcher before carrying over the stream and hauling up steep ground to the road using a rope system.

"At this point the ambulance crew took over and transported her to definitive medical care. We had ten team members deployed for three and a half hours and are grateful for the assistance of a crew from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Whitby Station."

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