An air ambulance was required to help during an incident that saw an off-road biker sustain serious injuries at an incident in the North York Moors. 

Emergency services, including Cleveland Mountain Rescue and the air ambulance, were called to Bloworth Crossing on the North York Moors on Sunday (July 21) at around 2.30pm, following reports of an off-road motorcyclist with upper body injuries.

After arriving on the scene, paramedics and rescue teams spoke to the friends of the injured person to get an update on his condition. 

The air ambulance on the scene of the incident at the North York MoorsThe air ambulance on the scene of the incident at the North York Moors (Image: CLEVELAND MOUNTAIN RESCUE)

Whilst the mountain rescue volunteers were being ferried up to the site in the Land Rovers, they received a second call-out to Errington Woods, near Marske.

As they were starting to divert some personnel to that call-out, they were relieved to find out that a Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter arrived to deal with the motorcyclist at Bloworth Crossing.

Whilst one Land Rover crew remained to assist on the North York Moors, the other one and all other personnel were diverted to Errington Woods.

The motorcyclist was eventually walked to the helicopter which flew him down to a field on lower ground, where he was transferred to a road ambulance for treatment at the hospital.

Cleveland Mountain Rescue at the Errington Woods incidentCleveland Mountain Rescue at the Errington Woods incident (Image: CLEVELAND MOUNTAIN RESCUE)

Cleveland Mountain Rescue says that 14 team members had initially been deployed to the first call-out but that was reduced to six after the air ambulance arrived.

The second call came from the North East Ambulance Service regarding a report of a teenage mountain biker in Errington Woods.

He had sustained a shoulder injury (and potentially other injuries) following an accident.

The casualty had received treatment from the paramedics.

Upon their arrival, the rescue team then lifted the casualty onto a mountain rescue stretcher and secured him within a Vacuum Mattress and Casualty Bag.

They had to set up a backup rope system to safely carry the casualty for approximately 10 metres up a fairly steep slope. He was then carried for just over 1km to the waiting ambulance to transport him to the hospital.