A WOMAN was rescued after falling and injuring her back and leg close to a North York Moors waterfall.
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service called in Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT) after receiving a report that a woman had fallen close to the Mallyan Spout Waterfall at Goathland.
Initial reports were that a rock had fallen on her leg and she may have spinal and leg injuries.
The woman was found by the mountain rescue team approximately 100 metres from the bottom of the path from the Mallyan Spout Hotel.
A statement from SRMRT said: "After initial treatment on site we carried the casualty up the steep path back to the hotel and transferred her to the waiting air ambulance for evacuation to hospital.
"We had thirteen team members deployed for three and a quarter hours."
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