Young woman airlifted to hospital after falling from horse in Sheffield

The 30-year-old suffered a nasty fall in Bolsterstone yesterday, Sunday, January 31, sustaining injuries including a suspected fractured shoulder, spinal pain and possible rib damage.

Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team came to her aid shortly after 1pm and Yorkshire Air Ambulance was also called to the scene.

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Rescuers said she was immobilised inside a vacuum mattress and prepared to be stretchered to the air ambulance.

It was the second call-out that day for the team, who that morning came to the aid of a 67-year-old woman at Holly Hall near Stocksbridge who had fallen and injured her leg.

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Rescuers applied a splint to the injury before preparing her to be stretchered back to the ambulance which was waiting on the road.

The rescue team has wished both women a ‘speedy recovery’ from their respective injuries.