The rescue operation on the North York Moors
MOUNTAIN rescuers came to the aid of a woman who fell close to the Mallyan Spout Waterfall at Goathland on the North York Moors.
Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team said it was alerted on Saturday afternoon by Yorkshire Ambulance Service, amid initial reports that a rock had fallen on her leg and she might be suffering spinal and leg injuries.
A spokesman said she was located by the team approximately 100 metres from the bottom of the path from the Mallyan Spout Hotel.
After initial treatment on site, she was carried up the steep path back to the hotel and transferred to a waiting air ambulance to be evacuated to hospital.
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