A hiker with a fractured ankle was rescued by Yorkshire Air Ambulance after falling on Bempton Cliffs.
They wanted to see puffins there. This area is great for bird watching. Gillian walked on a narrow, muddy path. She slipped and then fractured her ankle badly.
Her husband quickly called 999 for help. Yorkshire Air Ambulance sent a team. Paramedics Andy Armitage and Tom Chatwyn helped her. They flew from RAF Topcliffe.
The remote spot meant no road ambulance could reach her. A helicopter was her only chance. The team checked her, and she had lost feeling in her foot, which worried them. Her ankle needed to be straightened fast to stop more problems.
They gave her ketamine and gas for pain, which helped before they fixed her ankle. They used a splint to keep her ankle still. Then, they put her in a warm bag, helping her body stay warm so she could fly safely to the hospital.
The helicopter flew her 17 miles in only seven minutes to Scarborough General Hospital. Doctors found a bad ankle break. She had a trimalleolar fracture and dislocation.
She had surgery to fix it, with surgeons using one plate and five screws on one side, two screws on the other, and one through the middle.
She is now getting better and does physiotherapy often. Doctors think she will heal in months. She remembers the fall very well. She had hoped to see puffins, and she never thought her trip would end this way.
The pain was too much when she fell. She knew something was wrong badly. Seeing the helicopter helped her feel better.