Patient taken to hospital after report of burns incident in Northumberland
A person was taken to hospital after reports of a burns incident in Otterburn.
Emergency services included an air ambulance were called shortly after noon on Saturday.
A statement from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) said: “On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 12.07pm to reports of a burns incident in Otterburn.
“We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 12.28pm.
“Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient.
“The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew.”
It was one of 11 incidents attended by GNAAS across the region over the weekend.
GNAAS have launched an appeal called Operation SOS: Secure Our Service and need to raise £2.5million to secure the deposit for a third new helicopter.