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Zetland FM Local News - 7th August 2021
RNLI and coastguard teams had to race against the incoming tide yesterday to rescue a woman with a broken leg from the beach at Redcar;
Covid cases are steadily falling across Teesside, but a significant number of people are still being admitted to hospitals;
...and a large number of cannabis plants have been seized in North Ormesby
RNLI and coastguard teams had to race against the incoming tide yesterday to rescue a woman with a broken leg from the beach at Redcar.
The woman slipped on rocks and seaweed near the Redcar Beacon, causing a fracture to her lower right leg.
RNLI volunteers from the Redcar lifeboat station were called just after 12.30pm.
They administered pain relief while the on-duty lifeguards and the Redcar Coastguard Rescue Team immobilised the fractured leg.
With the tide reaching the scene of the accident, the woman was quickly placed onto a stretcher and carried to safety before being given further treatment until an ambulance arrived to take her to hospital.
Covid cases are steadily falling across Teesside, but a significant number of people are still being admitted to hospitals.
The latest government data shows 344 people battling coronavirus in our area's hospitals.
A further 18 coronavirus related deaths have also been recorded in the past two weeks.
Both Middlesbrough and Stockton remain in the top 10 areas with the highest cases in the country.
Redcar and Cleveland, which was at one stage the worst affected area in the country last month, has now dropped to 18th.
A large number of cannabis plants have been seized in North Ormesby
Yesterday officers from the Middlesbrough Neighbourhood Policing Team attended an address on Stainton Street in North Ormesby and discovered a cannabis farm, in total 588 cannabis plants were seized.
Officers say that they are working hard to tackle and disrupt the supply of illegal drugs on the streets of our area.
Anyone who may have information on drugs activity can contact police on the non-emergency number 101, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.