Bell-ringer saved by mountain rescue team

Mountain rescue volunteers said they had a more "unusual" callout on Sunday after being called to help a woman who injured herself bell-ringing at All Saints Church in Brailsford, Derbyshire.



A spokesman for Derby Mountain Rescue Team said: "The woman had suffered an arm and hip injury during bell-ringing.

"Due to the extremely narrow spiral stairway leading up to the bell tower, the team's expertise was called upon for the extraction. A local team member was first on scene and provided medical attention whilst other team members arrived to evacuate the casualty.



"She was placed in a vacuum mattress - effectively an all-body splint - and carried down the stairs to be handed over to an  ambulance crew. As we say these days, mountain rescue - more than just mountains."

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