Woman pulled from sea unconscious and airlifted to hospital after getting into difficulty off Teesside beach

A WOMAN was pulled from the sea unconscious and airlifted to hospital after getting into difficulty off a Teesside beach today.

Emergency services were rushed to Saltburn-by-the-Sea, north Yorkshire this afternoon as lifeguard pulled the casualty from the water.

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Emergency services were called to the scene and the woman was airlifted to hospital[/caption]

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An air ambulance landed on the beach beside Saltburn Pier[/caption]

Ray Preston, station controller at Coastwatch Redcar, said: “The woman was pulled out of the sea by Saltburn beach lifeguards and apparently she was unconscious when they pulled her out.

“The air ambulance was tasked by the Coastguard. She was airlifted to hospital.”

The coastguard said they received a report about the incident just before 2pm on Sunday afternoon, TeesideLive reports.

A spokesperson said: “At just before 2pm today, HM Coastguard received a report of an incident at Saltburn-by-the-Sea where RNLI Lifeguards recovered a casualty from the water.

“The casualty was transferred to hospital by air ambulance and the North East Ambulance Service were also in attendance.

“Staithes and Redcar Coastguard Rescue Teams were also tasked.”

The Ambulance service confirmed they air lifted a patient to hospital for treatment.

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: “We dispatched two double crewed ambulance and requested support from the Great North Air Ambulance.

“One patient has been flown to James Cook.”