Dartmoor climber rescued after 5-metre fall at Haytor quarry
Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team - Ashburton was called to Holwell Quarry at Haytor on Tuesday after receiving reports of an injured climber
A climber was rescued after suffering a serious ankle injury in a fall at Holwell Quarry, Haytor, on the evening of Tuesday, July 21.
Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team - Ashburton said it was called shortly after 8.30pm following reports that a climber had been injured.
Rescue teams quickly located the casualty and carried out an assessment.
The team said the climber had suffered "a fracture and dislocation of their ankle following a 5 metre fall", but was "otherwise in good spirits".
The injured climber and their climbing partner were transported by Land Rover back to Haytor car park, where they were handed over to a waiting ambulance crew for further treatment.
In a post after the incident, Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team - Ashburton said: "We hope to see the injured climber back on their feet and out climbing again soon."
The rescue took place at Holwell Quarry, a popular climbing location on the eastern edge of Dartmoor near Haytor.