MOUNTAIN rescuers came to the aid of a woman who injured her knee whilst walking in Loftus Wood.
The Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team was contacted just before noon on Friday (April 29) by the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) requesting assistance near to Loftus.
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An ambulance crew was en route to a report of a woman who had sustained a knee injury after falling whilst walking in Loftus Wood, approximately 1km south of the town.
A Cleveland MRT Land Rover containing four team members was sent from their base with other members making their own way to the area where they met up with the ambulance.
After assisting the NEAS crew, the volunteer rescue team carried the casualty on a rescue stretcher from the woods and across an area of muddy farmland for approximately 700-metres.
On arrival at a nearby farm the casualty was transferred to the ambulance and taken to James Cook University Hospital for treatment.
A total of Cleveland MRT members were involved plus one other coordinating the response from home.
The call-out lasted two hours and 25-minutes.
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