Metal barriers were dismantled to allow teams access to the location, and the individual was secured onto a stretcher by NWAS. The victim was subsequently retrieved by crews and transferred to hospital
A person who fell nearly 100 feet down an embankment has been rushed to hospital.
Emergency services recieved worrying reports that a person had plummeted down an embankment yesterday evening. Crews rushed to Rice Lane in Walton at approximately 9.10pm on Saturday, September 6. This came after reports that someone had tumbled roughly 30 metres down an embankment.
At around 9.45pm, three incident response units, two ambulance cars, an ambulance, two fire engines, an advanced paramedic and numerous police vehicles were present at the scene.
Scores of search and rescue personnel were also visible combing through a gap close to the Rice Lane/Breeze Hill flyover, reports the Liverpool Echo.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that medics examined the victim, who remained conscious and breathing, whilst crews developed an extraction strategy.
Metal barriers were dismantled to allow teams access to the location, and the individual was secured onto a stretcher by NWAS. The victim was subsequently retrieved by crews utilising a RAG system. The casualty was then transferred to NWAS for transport to hospital.
A force incident manager from Merseyside Police told the ECHO the situation remained an “ongoing search”. A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: “Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended an incident on Rice Lane, Walton, this evening.
“Crews were alerted at 9.10pm and on scene at 9.17pm. One fire engine and the search and rescue team attended alongside Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).
“This was a rescue from depth involving a casualty that had fallen approximately 30 metres down an embankment. Paramedics from NWAS assessed the casualty, who was conscious and breathing, while an extrication plan was formulated by crews.
“Metal fencing was removed to enable crews to access the area, and the casualty was secured in a stretcher by NWAS. The casualty was then recovered by crews using a RAG system. The casualty was then handed over to NWAS to be conveyed to hospital. Fire crews left the scene at 10.48pm.”