NORTH East Wales Search and Rescue volunteers helped save an injured mountain biker who sustained a suspected spinal injury during a fall in a forest.
The incident had taken place near the Oneplanet Adventure site in Llandegla Forest in the afternoon of Friday, April 15.
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The casualty was packaged onto our stretcher, then a rope system was used in order to protect a move to easier ground.
They were then carried to a waiting ambulance.
A spokesperson for North East Wales Search and Resuce said: "Great to work with the excellent people at Oneplanet, plus our blue light colleagues at Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust."
PIC: Location where the mountain biker was rescued from.
A statement from Oneplanet Adventure read: "We would like to thank the team from North East Wales Search and Rescue for their assistance in extracting a patient with a possible spinal injury from a tricky location on the trails today."
"They are all volunteers who give their time freely to help out in these situations and their professionalism and expertise are second to none. We wish the rider a speedy recovery."
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