Woman has hypothermia after beauty spot fall
Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue AssociationA woman was treated for hypothermia after she fell at a popular rock formation.
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service and the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association were called to reports of the woman sustaining a lower leg injury at the Cow and Calf in Ilkley at 14:40 GMT on Sunday.
The rescue team gave her first aid and discovered she had stage-one hypothermia, before carrying her on a stretcher to the ambulance crew nearby. She was then taken to Airedale Hospital.
A spokesperson for the rescue team advised people to stay warm and bring extra clothing if needed while out walking during the winter period.
"If you are out and about walking over the next few days, please remember to wrap up warm, as it is very cold out there," they said.
"We wish the casualty a very speedy recovery."
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