Woman rescued from Sheffield bridge after getting 'trapped on some rocks'

Emergency services had to rescue a woman from a bridge in Sheffield after she got “trapped on some rocks”.
By Steve Jones
Published 10th Apr 2020, 15:15 BST
Updated 11th Apr 2020, 13:04 BST
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Police, fire crews and at least one ambulance were seen on Rivelin Valley road, Malin Bridge, at around 5pm on Thursday (9 April), with a police cordon stretching back to Loxley Road.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue confirmed they were there to help a woman trapped on some rocks near the bridge. Fire crews used a turntable ladder attached to a fire engine to get the woman down to safety.

It is not known if she required hospital treatment.

Emergency services at the scene.Emergency services at the scene.
Emergency services at the scene.
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A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said: “A woman was trapped on some rocks near the bridge and our turntable ladder (similar to an aerial ladder platform) was needed to help get her down. They left around an hour later – 6.15pm.”