A woman has been taken to hospital in a "serious condition" after falling from the High Level Bridge near the Quayside in Newcastle.
Emergency services were called shortly before 9.10am on Wednesday after receiving a report that a woman had fallen from the High Level Bridge into the water below. Northumbria Police, the North East Ambulance Service, and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service all attended the scene.
The woman was rescued from the water and was transported to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary where police said she remains in a "serious condition". Following the incident, the Quayside was closed for a short period of time from King Street to Cox Chare before it reopened shortly before 10am.
