A tiny baby has been rushed to hospital after the tot's pram fell from a grass embankment to the ground below.
The incident involving the five-month-old sparked a huge emergency response with police, fire crews, paramedics, an air ambulance and a lifeboat called to Longsands Beach, in Tynemouth, north Tyneside, at 11am this morning. It was reported the infant had fallen from from a height.
The infant, not yet named, and their mother have been taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary with non-serious injuries, ChronicleLive report. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “At 11am today (Wednesday), we received a report of concern for the welfare of a child on Longsands Beach in Tynemouth.
"It was reported that a five-month old baby in their pram had fallen from a grassed embankment to the ground below. Emergency services attended the scene and the infant and their mother have been taken to hospital with non-serious injuries,” the statement concluded.
A North East Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We dispatched an ambulance crew, a duty officer, two crews from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), and requested support from our colleagues at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) who attended via air. Two patients were taken by road to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) for further treatment.”
A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We can confirm that earlier this morning a crew from Tynemouth Community Fire Station attended an incident on Tynemouth beach near to Grand Parade in Tynemouth, North Tyneside.
“Our Fire Control team received an emergency call at 11.02am to assist blue light colleagues with the incident. No action was required by our fire fighters and they left the scene at 11.43am."