Man airlifted after mountain bike fall


The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was yesterday called to Guisborough Forest, at 2.30pm, where a man had fallen off his mountain bike. The 61-year-old had lost control of his mountain bike and fell causing him to sustain neck and back injuries. The GNAAS doctor-led aircrew treated the patient alongside Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team before he was flown to James Cook University Hospital in a flight that took just eight minutes.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) was yesterday called to Guisborough Forest, at 2.30pm, where a man had fallen off his mountain bike.

The 61-year-old had lost control of his mountain bike and fell causing him to sustain neck and back injuries.

The GNAAS doctor-led aircrew treated the patient alongside Cleveland Mountain Rescue Team before he was flown to James Cook University Hospital in a flight that took just eight minutes. He arrived in a stable condition.

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