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Injured rider rescued after being thrown from horse

The rider receiving treatment at the sceneImage source, Edale Mountain Rescue Team
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Volunteers from Edale Mountain Rescue Team helped the injured rider

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A horse rider was stretchered to hospital after falling while on a ride in the Peak District.

The rider was thrown from her horse on a track above Hagg Side in the Derwent Valley on Tuesday.

Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called to the scene at about 11:05 BST.

The rescue team said she suffered a lower leg injury.

Image source, Edale Mountain Rescue Team
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Rescuers used a specialist mountain stretcher to get the rider to safety

Rescuers administered pain management medication before loading her onto a stretcher.

She was moved to a waiting ambulance and taken to hospital for further treatment.

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