A 76-YEAR-OLD woman fell five metres down an embankment and a 15-year-old boy fell and injured his wrist at the weekend.

Both incidents were attended by Scarborough & Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT).

The woman's fall happened in Grosmont at 10.35 on March 25.

Following a request for assistance from Yorkshire Ambulance Service, SRMRT deployed eight team members and two vehicles to assist in the evacuation of the woman.

The 15-year-old suffered a fall and an injury to his right wrist while at the Nutcracker Mountain Bike Series at Dalby Forest on March 26 at 10.10.

SRMRT were on the safety cover at the event.

Team members gave casualty care before evacuation back to the race control for assessment by a team doctor. The boy's parents then took him to hospital.