Police explain air ambulance response to Sunday morning incident near Stocksbridge, Sheffield

Police have explained why emergency services were sent to a site between Bolsterstone and Stocksbridge, in Sheffield, on Sunday morning.

South Yorkshire Police, as well as the Yorkshire Ambulance Service and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance were reported as being sent to the area, near Whitwell Lane, between Stocksbridge and Bolsterstone.

The air ambulance then headed to the Northern General Hospital.

South Yorkshire Police told the Star: “This was a concern for safety incident.”

They added there were no suspicious circumstances involved in the incident.

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