Fire fighters help rescue injured skateboarder in Poole
A skateboarder was taken to hospital after an incident at a skate park in Poole.
Dorset Fire and Rescue and paramedics from South West Ambulance Service were called just after 3pm on Saturday to the park on Ringwood Road, Poole.
A spokesperson for the fire service said two crews including a specialist rescue team and fire officer were sent to the scene.
"They secured the casualty on a spinal board and extricated them. The male casualty was in a pit with some sort of foam base."
The injured skateboarder was then handed over to paramedics.
A spokesperson for South West Ambulance service said they were called to Prevail Skatehouse at 3.05pm.
The casualty was taken to Poole Hospital with a neck injury.
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