Man survives 100ft fall down embankment in Walton
A person who fell nearly 100 feet down an embankment has been rushed to hospital.
Emergency services received 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 meters 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, while 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 utilizing a RAG system. The casualty was then transferred to NWAS for transport to the 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.
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