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BBC News
19 hours ago
- General
- BBC News
Dog survives 'soul-destroying' 10ft rocks plunge at Linton Falls
A dog owner has described the "soul-destroying" moment her pet plunged 10ft (3m) into a river in the Yorkshire Dales, fracturing his Orr, from Harrogate, was taking Monty on a walk around Linton Falls in Grassington when he leapt over a wall at a viewing platform and into the water below, smashing into rocks as he undergoing major reconstructive surgery and a 10-day stint at the vets, the six-year-old Labradoodle is now back to his "usual crazy self", according to Ms Orr. "He walked out wagging his tail and I couldn't believe he looked so well, I've never cried so much over an animal," she said. Ms Orr and her partner Mark feared the worst when Monty "without any warning" jumped over the wall at the popular walking spot."Monty just walks beside us and never jumps anything, so he was off the lead," she said."I saw him smash into the rock face and then it was a sheer drop into the water."I thought he was dead, and my scream was so loud a lady in a nearby house came out to see what was going on." Ms Orr entered the river to rescue her pet, who was able to paddle with his front paws towards her."When I got him onto a rock, I knew right away something was badly wrong as his back end was down and he couldn't stand up properly," she helped to pull the pair to safety, and North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service arrived to transport Monty carefully to the couple's was initially driven to a veterinary practice in Skipton where they assessed his injuries, before being transferred to a centre in Wetherby that dealt with complex Rhys Treharne said when Monty arrived, it was clear he had "a number of injuries and was obviously in a lot of discomfort".The Labradoodle needed two surgeries, to treat his spine and to tackle a tendon rupture to his pelvis."If we hadn't operated the fracture could have got much worse, so we went ahead with surgery," Mr Treharne explained. "He made a really good recovery from both procedures and was quickly up and walking again."He was really lucky not to have done even more damage after such a nasty fall, and it's nice to see him doing so well."Monty now has regular physio and hydrotherapy sessions, to reduce the risk of developing Orr said she was amazed and grateful for his recovery."It was such a soul-destroying thing to go through and I've never cried so much over an animal," she added."But he's pretty much fully back to his usual crazy self, although we make sure to keep him on the lead now." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
20-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Dalton-on-Tees: Two men injured in light aircraft crash
Two men have been taken to hospital after a light aircraft crash near a North Yorkshire village. North Yorkshire Police said they were called to the crash near Dalton-on-Tees, south of Darlington, at about 11:50 men who were in the aircraft were taken for treatment, but are "not believed to have been seriously injured", a force spokesperson said. They added: "We are liaising with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch to determine the full circumstances." Police officers from Durham Constabulary also attended the scene, along with fire and ambulance crews. North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service said the men were out of the aircraft by the time fire crews arrived."They were treated by paramedics and taken to hospital by ambulance," the fire service added. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
01-03-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Yorkshire emergency workers on balancing Ramadan fasting with work
Emergency workers who are observing Ramadan this month have spoken of the challenges of balancing up to 30 days of fasting with meeting the demands of their began 10 to 12 days earlier this year, on Friday evening in the UK, because the Muslim calendar year is shorter than the 365 days of the Gregorian calendar the month, Muslims will not eat or drink between dawn and sunset to devote themselves to their faith and come closer to Allah, or Ward, a firefighter for North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, said her job involved training in the gym every day, and then carrying heavy said: "Something takes over during Ramadan, it doesn't feel like you're starving all day." Ms Ward, who has been a firefighter for nine years, said she converted to Islam three years ago and that fasting for the first time was "surprisingly easy" for her - despite the strenuous said she tried to take her leave during Ramadan, but otherwise made sure to get up to eat and stay hydrated before daylight hours she craved fruit and cereal - as well as her morning said it "really makes you appreciate how little food that you need" and said it made her feel better after the first few days, giving her more energy and focus. Gulshan Ditta has been a police officer with North Yorkshire Police for five Ditta admitted fasting was "difficult and a challenge", saying: "But the whole purpose of Ramadan is to take you out of your comfort zone so you can emphasise with the hardships that people go through and it makes you more reflective."She said her role was demanding and sometimes she had to break her fast a little later than planned, which could take a physical said she missed samosas the most during fasting. Zain Kazmi is an Accident and Emergency operational team leader for Yorkshire Ambulance Service, based in said: "It [fasting] can be quite challenging but it depends on the shifts."During night shifts he can sleep during the day and eat during the 31-year-old has been fasting since he was 16 and said: "It's a test of our patience, how we reflect and deal with situations when we are outside our comfort zone."For me the best part of fasting would be when the time comes to open your fast, when we break fast for Iftar, that's the time I really appreciate that I have access to clean water and food."What are Eid al-Fitr and Ramadan and how do Muslims mark them?
