Major rescue operation launched after person falls 100ft down embankment in Liverpool

A person was rescued after plummeting down an embankment.

Emergency services rushed to Rice Lane in Walton at approximately 9.10pm on Saturday, September 6. This came after reports that someone had tumbled roughly 30 metres (98ft) down an embankment.

Whenthe ECHO reached the location around 9.45pm, three incident response units, two ambulance cars, an ambulance, two fire engines, an advanced paramedic and numerous police vehicles were present at the scene.

Dozens of search and rescue personnel could also be observed scouring a gap close to the Rice Lane/Breeze Hill flyover.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that medics evaluated the casualty, who remained conscious and breathing, whilst crews developed an extraction strategy.

Metal barriers were dismantled to allow crews access to the location, and the individual was secured onto a stretcher by NWAS.

The casualty was subsequently retrieved by crews utilising a RAG system. The injured person was then transferred to NWAS for transport to hospital.

A force incident manager from Merseyside Police said the incident remained an "ongoing search".

A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: "Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service attended an incident on Rice Lane, Walton, this evening.

"Crews were alerted at 9.10pm and on scene at 9.17pm. One fire engine and the search and rescue team attended alongside Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).

"This was a rescue from depth involving a casualty that had fallen approximately 30 metres down an embankment.

"Paramedics from NWAS assessed the casualty, who was conscious and breathing, while an extrication plan was formulated by crews.

"Metal fencing was removed to enable crews to access the area, and the casualty was secured in a stretcher by NWAS. The casualty was then recovered by crews using a RAG system.

"The casualty was then handed over to NWAS to be conveyed to hospital. Fire crews left the scene at 10.48pm."