RESCUE volunteers were callled out to three incidents in one day on Sunday.

Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team as they dealt with three incidents during the day.

The first alert for Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team came at 1pm when a crew from the Yorkshire Air Ambulance asked for assistance carrying a 14-year-old injured mountain biker to their aircraft from a quarry near Great Ayton.

The cyclist, who was from Castleton, had injured himself falling from his bike on one of the cycle jumps that had been built in the quarry.

Members of the team assisted the air ambulance personnel and the injured boy’s friends in carrying him 100 metres to the helicopter before he was flown to James Cook University Hospital for treatment.

The second callout came at 7pm when the team went to the assistance of a 71-year-old lady from Danby who had fallen and hurt her leg while walking her dog on a muddy track on the outskirts of the village.

Members of the team were guided to the lady’s location by members of her family and were able to carry out initial first aid on her before the Yorkshire Air Ambulance arrived and evacuated her to James Cook University Hospital for treatment.

20 team members assisted in this incident that lasted two hours.

As they were responding to the Danby incident, a call came from ambulance control about a 35-year-old mountain biker from Ingleby Barwick who had lost control of his bike on one of the forestry tracks near Guisborough.

The cyclist had injured his leg and required hospital treatment.

One of the team Land Rovers diverted from the Danby incident to help the man. The crew then moved on to the assist with the injured Danby lady.

This incident lasted 30 minutes and involved five team members.

Team spokesman, Pete Mounsey said “Its been a busy day during which wide range of the team’s skills and specialized equipment has been used to help the three casualties”.