Emergency services rush to rescue schoolboy with broken foot in Shropshire beauty spot
Firefighters were called to rescue a 13-year-old boy in Carding Mill Valley.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call reporting the incident in Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton, at 4:19pm yesterday (Wednesday, June 18).
Two fire engines including the incident support unit were dispatched from Church Stretton’s station.
An update was shared on the station’s official social media channels to raise awareness in which a spokesperson said that upon arrival, crews found a 13-year-old boy who had fallen on the hillside and broke his leg.
He was on a school trip to the area and was rescued firstly by Carding Mill Valley and the Long Mynd NT.
The West Midlands Ambulance Service who were also on the scene had stabilised the boy while the firefighters carried the teenager using a scoop stretcher down the hillside to where the ambulance was waiting for him to transport him to The Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
“Another incident with good team working throughout on this successful rescue,” the spokesperson said.
“And at the end of the incident the National Trust were kind enough to give us ice creams all round which was very much appreciated in the warm weather we’re having, so many thanks to them.”
The incident concluded at 5:09pm.
