Person with dislocated hip rescued from flat roof by firefighters in Shropshire
The crews used an aerial ladder platform to reach the casualty
Fire crews have helped rescue a person stranded on a roof with a dislocated hip.
Four Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service crews were scrambled to Middleton Scriven, near Bridgnorth, at around 10.11am today (Tuesday, June 2).
An update from the fire service said crews had been alerted to an injured person stuck on a flat roof.
It said: “This incident involved the rescue of one person on a flat roof due to dislocating hip.
“Crews used the aerial ladder platform and safe working at height gear to assist the casualty down and left them in the care of the ambulance service.”
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called to an incident at an address on Griggs Lane in Middleton Scriven at 10.14am and sent an ambulance to the scene. On arrival, a woman was treated for potentially serious injuries and conveyed to New Cross Hospital.”
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