Woman rescued after 400m fall at beauty spot

A woman was taken to hospital after falling 400m down an embankment in Church Stretton.

The incident happened at about 4.15pm on Wednesday and involved a woman who fell down the Burway.

West Midlands Ambulance Service were called to Burway Road and were assisted by firefighters, who used specialist equipment and an all-terrain vehicle to rescue the woman and escort her to an ambulance at the peak of the hill.

She was conveyed to Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for further assessment and treatment

The rescue took approximately 40 minutes.