One person has been taken to hospital after a major emergency services response at a Newcastle park. Fire and ambulance crews were called to Paddy Freeman's Park on Tuesday afternoon.
Incident at Jesmond Dene
A witness at the scene believed someone had fallen down a bank in the park and needed to be rescued. One person was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident at Jesmond Dene in Newcastle on Tuesday 3 November at 3.25pm. We dispatched one ambulance crew, one clinical team leader, one HART crew (Hazardous Area Response Team) and one patient was taken to the RVI hospital for further treatment."
Further details awaited
Chronicle Live has contacted Northumbria Police for comment.