Woman rescued by emergency services in Northumberland

An injured woman was flown to hospital from an area by the coast in Berwick last night.
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Berwick, Eyemouth and Holy Island Coastguard Rescue Teams, along with North East Ambulance Service (NEAS), Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service and Northumbria Police, were tasked to the casualty.

A NEAS spokeswoman said: “The service was called to the Magdalene Fields area just before 8pm last night to attend to an injured person.

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“A double-crewed ambulance and our hazardous area response team were dispatched, and the service also requested support from the coastguard.

“One female patient was flown to the RVI in Newcastle by a coastguard rescue helicopter, with a NEAS paramedic on board.”