Cudworth Air Ambulance: Youngster airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital after woodland incident
This was the scene on New Year’s Eve, after a child was seriously hurt in a woodland incident which saw the youngster airlifted to Sheffield Children’s Hospital.
Yorkshire Air Ambulance was called out, along with other emergency services and Woodhead Mountain Rescue Service, after a 13-year-old boy suffered an injury out mountain biking, at around 4pm.
He suffered a serious leg injury in the fall in wood near Cudworth, in Barnsley.
Mountain rescue volunteers said paramedics were already on the scene treating the boy, when their team arrived, with a crew from Yorkshire Air Ambulance arriving after that.
Woodhead Mountain Rescue said in a statement: “Once the young man’s pain was under control and his injured limb had been splinted, we secured him onto our stretcher for a short carry to the waiting air ambulance. He was subsequently airlifted to Sheffield Children's Hospital for further medical attention.
“We extend our best wishes to the young man for a swift and complete recovery. “
The mountain rescue team is run as a charity and staffed by volunteers.
You can donate to help fund their work on https://www.justgiving.com/wmrt .
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