Woman left with 'life threatening' injuries after becoming trapped in hoist

A woman is fighting for her life after she was airlifted to hospital following a rescue operation to free her from a bed hoist.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jan 2018, 16:37 BST
Updated 29th Jan 2018, 16:40 BST
The woman was airlifted to hospital after she was cut free from the frame of a hoist.The woman was airlifted to hospital after she was cut free from the frame of a hoist.
The woman was airlifted to hospital after she was cut free from the frame of a hoist.

The emergency services were called to Tamar Street in Easington Lane after the woman became struck in the frame of the hoist, which is used to lift her out of bed.

Firefighters from Rainton Bridge Fire Station were among those who arrived to find her unresponsive and trapped by her neck.

The emergency services were called to Tamar Street in Easington Lane. Copyright Google Maps.The emergency services were called to Tamar Street in Easington Lane. Copyright Google Maps.
The emergency services were called to Tamar Street in Easington Lane. Copyright Google Maps.
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She was cut free and she was transferred to an air ambulance and taken to James Cook University Hospital with injuries described by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service as "life threatening."

The call to the services was made just after 2pm.

Related topics:Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service