Firefighters called to help boy who dislocated his knee climbing a fence
A BOY has dislocated his knee after climbing over a fence.
Firefighters were called to help a 16-year-old boy who had dislocated his knee after climbing a fence in Knightstone Rise, Bridport at 9.42 this morning.
Paramedics were also called.
A spokesman for Bridport Fire Station said: "One appliance was mobilised to a 16-year-old male who had dislocated his knee after climbing over a fence.
"Crews stabilised the casualty, administering first aid and oxygen until the arrival of an ambulance.
"Due to the location of the casualty it was deemed necessary to remove the fence and extract the casualty through a field to the ambulance."
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