Woman has hypothermia after beauty spot fall

Rachel RussellYorkshire
News imageUpper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association A group of rescuers have laid out a stretcher and equipment ready to help the woman. They are stood on grass and behind them is an array of dark grey rocks. Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association
Members of the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association were called to reports of a woman injured at the Cow and Calf in Ilkley

A 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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