Boy rescued from rocky ledge at Ham Hill

A SCHOOLBOY  had to be rescued this afternoon after getting stuck on a rocky ledge at the Ham Hill Country Park  at Stoke-sub-Hamdon.

It was just after 4pm when the Fire Service received a call reporting a boy had got stuck on a ledge. One fire engine from Martock and one from Yeovil attended the scene along with a specialist rescue team from Bridgwater.

A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said:  ''We can confirm one 14-year-old boy had fallen about 12-14ft onto a rocky ledge.''

The boy was uninjured and returned to his grandparents.

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