Person taken to Darlington hospital after fall in Catterick

Emergency services were called to Catterick <i>(Image: Yorkshire Ambulance Service)</i>
Emergency services were called to Catterick (Image: Yorkshire Ambulance Service)
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One person was taken to hospital after falling from a height at Catterick.

Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were called to the village on Monday (April 27) after reports of an incident at 2.28pm. 

The Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) is believed to have landed near the River Swale, to the east of Oran Lane, at 3.51pm. 

While the person did not require critical care from the YAA team, the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) confirmed that one person was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital by road.

Their current condition remains unknown.

A YAA spokesperson said: “I can confirm we did attend a mission on Sutton Road, arriving on scene at 3.51pm. 



“The patient did not require critical care assistance, and was conveyed to hospital with a land ambulance team. The incident was a fall from height.” 

A YAS spokesperson added: “We received an emergency call at 2.28pm on Monday afternoon (27 April) to report an incident at Catterick. 

“An ambulance and air ambulance were dispatched to the scene and one patient was conveyed to Darlington Memorial Hospital by road.”

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