Mountain rescue team called after woman suffers lower leg injury near Whitby
Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SMRT) were called to assist a woman with a lower leg injury on Tuesday (October 29).
The team was contacted at 1.07pm on Tuesday by Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust to reports of a female with a lower leg injury on the Cleveland Way just south of Whitby Lighthouse.
Once on scene, and after a primary survey, pain relief was administered and the injury was splinted.
The casualty was then carried to one of the team’s vehicles and transported to the road side.
The lady’s partner was driven to Whitby to collect their car before he returned and drove her to hospital for definitive medical care.
Eleven team members were deployed for four and a quarter hours.
A spokesperson for SMRT said: “We would like to thank the local resident who provided a duvet to keep the patient warm until we arrived on scene.”