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Woman seriously injured after falling from horse thanks air ambulance crew

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4 November 2022
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Paramedic Lee Salmon, Dr Lyle Moncur and Dr Laura Duffy treating Morgan Prescott

An amateur rider who was seriously injured from a fall while training for a horse race is hosting a charity event for the air ambulance service.

Morgan Prescott, 27, of Temple Sowerby, near Penrith, was due to join other amateur riders from across the UK to race thoroughbred horses on York racecourse, as part of Macmillan’s Ride of Their Lives.

She expected to complete six months of intense jockey training and fundraising before the prestigious event, but on May 15, she had a fall on the gallops in Hackthorpe.

Morgan said: “It was a Sunday morning and we were on the gallops, and the horse got keen and jumped out of the end of the gallops and then we both hit the floor.

Morgan Prescott being treated on scene

“I was quite calm and just laid there thinking what a terrible situation, this is a bad Sunday. I felt like I needed to pop my hip, but I knew I shouldn’t do that, so I waited and saw the air ambulance come over and land in the field.”

It took just seven minutes for the critical care team from the Great North Air Ambulance Service to fly from their base in Langwathby to the scene of the incident.

Morgan Prescott being treated on scene

She said: “The paramedic Lee Salmon identified that I’d broken my hip and gave me some strong painkillers which helped a lot.”

As well as a broken hip, Morgan sustained bruising to her lung and kidney, sprained thumbs and shoulder ligament damage.

She was airlifted to Carlisle’s Cumberland Infirmary and spent five days there before going home to continue her recovery.

Despite no longer being able to compete in the charity race on June 11, she was determined to still be involved in the event and completed the nine-furlong course in 28 minutes on her crutches and raised £9,000.

Morgan Prescott with GNAAS paramedic Lee Salmon shortly after her fall

She has since visited GNAAS’ base in Langwathby and met paramedic Lee before witnessing the team being called out to an incident.

She said: “It was great to visit and based on what I’ve seen, there’s obviously a lot going on behind the scenes to make the service work. I was privileged to see the team getting called out to help someone and see where the money that’s donated is spent.”

Morgan Prescott on her horse

Lee said: “It was fantastic to see Morgan looking so well, and we are thrilled to hear she plans to fundraise for GNAAS. We rely on charitable donations and need to raise £7.7m a year to remain operational so we really appreciate her support.”

To help support GNAAS, Morgan is hosting a bingo event on March 25 in Penrith. Tickets for the event are £25 each and can be bought by calling Morgan on 07769271863.

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