Mountain rescue teams helps injured young walker near Wooler
A young person has been rescued in Northumberland after suffering a leg injury while walking St Cuthbert’s Way.
On Thursday, August 27 at 3:15pm, a walking party contacted Northumbria Police after a young person sustained a lower leg injury while walking along the northern side of Coldberry Hill near Wooler and was unable to bear weight or continue walking.
Northumbria Police requested the assistance Northumberland National Park and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team.
Team members and response vehicles were then deployed towards Humbleton and onto the hill, while both teams were placed on standby in case a stretcher carry was required.
Following an assessment, it was confirmed that vehicle access was possible and the casualty could be safely transported from the hill without the need for a carry-out.
The young person and the remaining members of the well-equipped walking group were evacuated from the hill and taken back to Wooler. The group was advised to seek further assessment of the injury at Berwick Infirmary.