Firefighters and ambulance crews rescued an injured person who fell 15 metres in a serious incident.
Fire crews from Bradford on Avon Fire Station were deployed to an incident in the area alongside a technical rescue team from Westlea in Swindon and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) from Bristol on Friday, May 15.
Shortly after 10.30am, a person fell around 15 metres down a steep, 40-degree river embankment and suffered a leg injury next to the water’s edge.
They were assisted by an off-duty firefighter from Bradford on Avon, but a local ambulance crew could not safely reach them due to the “challenging” nature of the location where they had fallen.
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Firefighters were able to reach, assess and provide care to the casualty while communicating with paramedics.
Once the rescue team from Westlea arrived at the scene, they used specialist rescue equipment, including a rescue stretcher and line system, to carefully free the casualty from the embankment.
They were then transferred into the care of paramedics for further treatment.
A spokesperson for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We wish the casualty a full and speedy recovery.”
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