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Injured rider rescued after being thrown from horse

Edale Mountain Rescue Team The rider receiving treatment at the sceneEdale Mountain Rescue Team
Volunteers from Edale Mountain Rescue Team helped the injured rider

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.

Edale Mountain Rescue Team The rider being stretchered away from the sceneEdale Mountain Rescue Team
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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