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Yahoo
24-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Girl, 13, in hospital after being pulled from sea
A 13-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after getting into difficulty in the North Sea. Tynemouth RNLI was among the rescuers called to the south end of Whitley Bay beach in North Tyneside at about 16:20 BST. Stuart Crozier, who took the call from the coastguard, said a crew of six attended the scene but he understood the girl had already been recovered from the water by two shore-based lifeguards. The Great North Air Ambulance Service arrived on the scene at 17:06 and worked with other emergency services to treat the teenager before transporting her to hospital. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Related internet links Great North Air Ambulance Service Tynemouth RNLI
BBC News
24-07-2025
- General
- BBC News
Girl, 13, rescued from sea at Whitley Bay
A 13-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after getting into difficulty in the North RNLI was among the rescuers called to the south end of Whitley Bay beach, in North Tyneside, Crozier, who took the call from the coastguard, said a crew of six attended the scene but he understood the girl had already been recovered from the water by two shore-based Great North Air Ambulance Service arrived on the scene at 17:06 BST and worked with other emergency services to treat the teenager before transporting her to hospital. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Clothing collections raise £50,000 for air ambulance service
CLOTHING collections held in Whitehaven have raised £50,000 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Jordan Mattinson started organising collections in 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic and the first events were held at Whitehaven RUFC. He has continued hosting collections at Hensingham ARLFC, with members helping out on the days. Tens of thousands of pounds have been raised since the collections started. The event offers people the chance to recycle while supporting the Great North Air Ambulance Service. Following the latest event which was held on Saturday, the total raised for the charity now stands at £50,000. Jordan, of Whitehaven, said: 'We really appreciate everyone who's donated over the last few years and anyone who's shared the social media and news posts so people see when the collections are. 'The GNAAS is a service that we hope we will never need, but if you do, you'd like to know it's there. With it not being government funded, it's crucial that donations like this carry on to make sure they can keep running this life saving service. 'We'll keep doing the drop off days and hopefully we can turn that £50,000 into £100,000 and more over the next few years.'
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman dies in village crash, police say
A woman has died in a crash in a village, police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to Cookgate in Nunthorpe, near Middlesbrough, at about 12:37 BST following reports of a traffic collision. The road was closed for hours but reopened later in the evening. Cleveland Police said the woman's family had requested privacy while they grieved the loss of their loved one. In a statement, the force said: "Our thoughts remain with the woman's family and friends at this extremely difficult time." Teams from North East Ambulance Service and the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) attended along with police. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. Related internet links
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
'Convinced I was dying' - Cumbrian brewery blast victim reunited with doctor
A MAN who sustained life-threatening injuries in a Workington brewery explosion last year has been reunited with the doctor who saved him. Leigh Taylor, a 44-year old from Seaton, was working on May 13, 2024, when he was engulfed by a fireball and badly burned in a blast. Recalling the incident, Mr Taylor said: "I remember being blown across the room and looking at it in disbelief. "My ears were ringing, and smoke was billowing, and then I just crawled out of the rubble. "I could see my hands were red raw, like slabs of meat with all the skin hanging off." North West Ambulance Service, Cumbria Police, and Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene, in addition to teams from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and North West Air Ambulance Charity. Mr Taylor said: "I was convinced I was dying, and that's what I was expecting, to die, because the last thing I remember was them cutting the sleeve off my coat, and then I woke up five weeks later." He was put into a medically induced coma by the doctor and paramedic team from GNAAS and airlifted to Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle. Leigh Taylor in hospital a few weeks after the blast (Image: Supplied) The father-of-two underwent skin grafts after sustaining 40 per cent burns to his face, legs, and hands, and he also suffered a cardiac arrest while in a coma. Mr Taylor spent a total of nine weeks in hospital and was full of praise for the staff at the RVI who remarked that his recovery has been faster compared to other people of a similar age with similar injuries. He said: "The care at Newcastle's RVI was unbelievable, they were just fantastic. "My burns nurse always tells people at the hospital that I'm not your average burn survivor, which makes me quite proud." Mr Taylor still suffers from a lung inhalation injury, and despite doctors initially telling him it would be at least three months before he could resume climbing the fells, he defied those odds by reaching his first peak 37 days after leaving hospital. Leigh Taylor with the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) helicopter (Image: Supplied) He said: "The incident has given me a new perspective on life and it's changed me as a person. "It's kind of forced me on this journey of self-reflection and healing." Less than a year after the incident, Mr Taylor visited GNAAS' base in Langwathby to meet doctor Patrick Duncan, one of the medics who treated him on scene. He also brought his dog Taco, a Cocker Spaniel cross Kelpie, who was in the same building at the time of the explosion, but in a different room. He said: "She normally roamed around wherever I went, but that day for some reason I locked her in the office, so she wasn't by my side when it happened. "She's a lucky girl." During Mr Taylor's visit to GNAAS' base, he had the opportunity to discuss his incident with Dr Duncan and find out more information about what happened in the aftermath. Dr Duncan said: "I've attended many incidents since joining GNAAS, but Leigh's case was certainly a memorable one. "Considering it's been less than a year since the incident, Leigh looks really well compared to when we last saw him, and it was a pleasure to meet him again and find out how he's getting on." Mr Taylor added: "Patrick and the rest of the team at GNAAS were the first link in the chain that saved my life that day. "They stabilised me on scene and flew me quickly to the RVI in Newcastle which gave me the best possible chance of survival. "The job they do is really admirable and I have a lot of respect for them. "You never think you'll need GNAAS, but when you do, you'll be grateful that this service exists." According to GNAAS, it needs to raise £9.3m a year to remain operational. The charity recently launched an appeal to help them raise these funds. Find out more about the appeal on their website at
