Firefighters helped a paraplegic Paralympic athlete whose bike overturned on a notorious steep hill near Lofthouse today.
On call firefighters from Lofthouse, near Pateley Bridge, were called to Trapping Hill at 11.56am.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service‘s incident report said the unnamed athlete’s adapted recumbent bicycle “overturned while descending a steep hill after the tyre popped off the rim”.
The report added:
“Crew transferred male to a local farmer’s vehicle who then returned him to his adapted van.
“Male then returned to the scene where crew were able to secure his bike in his vehicle.”
With its stunning scenery and steep gradient, Trapping Hill is a popular but highly challenging route for cyclists.
A family needed rescuing from Trapping Hill in December last year when their car got stuck on black ice.
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