A 13 year old girl was taken to hospital following after falling 25ft from the cliffs while climbing in Cullercoats Bay on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency services, including a Great North Air Ambulance helicopter, attended the incident on the beach just before 3pm.
Police confirmed that the child had fallen while climbing but fortunately did not sustain serious injuries and that they were conscious and breathing as they were transported to hospital accompanied by the mother.
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A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: "We were called at 2.50 on Saturday afternoon. We attended the scene after a 13-year-old child had fallen from the cliffs while climbing.
"They were taken to hospital accompanied by the mother. There were no serious injuries and the child was conscious and breathing.
"The Great North Air Ambulance attended but was not needed as the individual was taken to hospital by land."
The North East Ambulance Service also confirmed an injured person was taken to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary for treatment.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a person injured on Cullercoats beach at 2:48pm.
"We dispatched one ambulance crew, a crew from our Hazardous Area Response Team and a clinical manager, and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service.
"The patient was transported to the RVI by road for further treatment."
The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Callout said: "HM Coastguard paged the Brigade as part of a multi-agency response to reports that a 13 year-old child had fallen around 25 foot at Cullercoats Bay.
"Brigade members arrived on scene and found that the casualty was already receiving care from teams from the North East Ambulance Service, including their Hazardous Area Response Team, who also reported the good news that the casualty was not thought to be severely injured.
"The Great North Air Ambulance Service arrived a short while later, and after completing a further assessment of the casualty, Brigade members worked alongside colleagues from Blyth Coastguard Rescue Team, Northumbria Police, and the Ambulance Service to carry the casualty off the beach to a land ambulance which took her to hospital for further assessment and treatment."
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