Monday, June 9, 2014

Helicopter rescues injured dog walker on Marske beach - after ambulance got stuck in sand


Woman in her 50s suffered leg injuries after she was reportedly knocked over by a dog on the beach between Marske and Redcar





A helicopter rescued an injured woman after an ambulance got stuck in the sand on a beach.


The RAF Sea-King helicopter airlifted a dog walker to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough after she was reportedly knocked over by a dog on Marske beach, between Redcar and Marske.


An ambulance had visited the scene at around 3.25pm - but got stuck in the sand while trying to drive towards the victim, who suffered leg and hip injuries.


A spokeswoman for North East Ambulance Service said: “We had received reports that a woman in her 50s had been knocked over by some dogs, and suffered an injury to her hip and leg. She suffered from osteo-arthritis.


“The tide was going out. It looks as is there was no access for the vehicle, and because of the distance to where the woman was the crew couldn’t use a stretcher.


“The ambulance did try to edge their way closer to the vehicle but it got stuck.”


A local fisherman towed the ambulance off the sand with his tractor - with the help of locals who pushed the vehicle back towards the road.


The RAF Sea-King helicopter, which was carrying another casualty from Scalby Mills near Scarborough on Sunday, landed and helped get the woman aboard, before she was taken to James Cook University Hospital along with a paramedic.


The helicopter later returned to Marske to drop the paramedic back off.


A spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said: “Redcar Coastguard was tasked to assist Marske Ambulance Service on Marske beach.


“A dog walker had been knocked over and injured.


“Coastguard personnel were carrying the casualty to the waiting ambulance when the SeaKing helicopter arrived as it was already en route to James Cook University Hospital with another casualty.


“They were accompanied by a paramedic. The injured woman was taken on board and flown to James Cook University Hospital.”



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