Person helped from Hartlepool beach after injuring leg while out on sand dunes

Firefighters worked alongside paramedics to help a patient reach an ambulance after they were injured while out on Hartlepool’s coastline.

By Fiona Thompson

Published 1st Mar 2021, 08:19 BST

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Two appliances from Hartlepool were sent to a stretch of the beach near the Brus Tunnel and West View to help ambulance crews assist a casualty who had hurt their leg on the sand dunes.

The firefighters transported the patient to hard standing and then into the ambulance.

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The emergency services were called to a stretch of coastline close to the Brus Tunnel and West View following a report someone was hurt.

The emergency services were called to a stretch of coastline close to the Brus Tunnel and West View following a report someone was hurt.

The incident happened yesterday, Sunday, February 28, at 2.26pm, and the crews left the scene by 3.40pm.

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