A BOY was taken to hospital yesterday after being rescued by firefighters from a 'trampoline pit'.
Emergency services were called to Flip Out Preston and arrived on the scene at 2.35pm on Sunday.
Firefighters and an urban search and rescue unit used an aerial ladder platform and basket stretcher as part of the rescue, and had the situation under control in less than an hour.
The boy, believed to be 11-years old, was taken to hospital for treatment and is thought to have suffered a leg injury.
The circumstances surrounding the incident have not yet been disclosed.
An earlier statement from Lancashire Fire and Rescue said: "At 14:25 on 23rd May, three fire engines from Preston and Penwortham, an aerial ladder platform from Preston, and the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) unit attended an incident on Mercer Street, Preston.
"Firefighters successfully extricated one casualty from a trampoline pit. They used a basket stretcher to rescue the casualty, who was then conveyed to hospital by North West Ambulance Service personnel. Crews were at the scene for fifty-five minutes."
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