Rescue – Westerdale

MONDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2024 (1341 HOURS)

Called out by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service to attend to a man who had sustained potentially serious injuries following a quad bike accident on farmland south-west of Westerdale. Six Team members deployed from our Base taking two Team Land Rovers, whilst a number of others made their own way separately.

The first Team member to arrive commenced an assessment of the casualty’s injuries and was then joined by others as they arrived. Following an assessment of the man’s condition we requested the attendance of an air ambulance. Fortunately Yorkshire Air Ambulance had been monitoring the incident and were already on their way, landing just a few minutes later.

After treatment initially by Team personnel and then by the air ambulance crew, the casualty was secured within a vacuum mattress and carried approximately 200-metres on a rescue stretcher down to the helicopter before being flown to hospital. We wish him well for his recovery.

Twenty-four Cleveland MRT members were involved for approximately 2.5-hours, before travelling back to Base, homes and places of work.