It has been a busy weekend for Northumberland's mountain rescue teams after they were called out to three separate incidents over the weekend, one of which required the assistance of the Great North Air Ambulance.
On Saturday afternoon, a climber fell from Dove Crag near Simonside and landed awkwardly, sustaining a lower leg injury. Twenty one volunteers from both Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team attended before she was airlifted to the RVI.
The casualty was treated and stabilised before team paramedics and a doctor arrived on scene. She was then stretchered to the top of the crag awaiting the arrival of the Great North Air Ambulance, which touched down just under three hours after the mountain rescue teams were called out.
