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Man taken to hospital after fall at Black Country beauty spot and two hour search to find him

A man has been rescued from a Black Country beauty spot after falling down an embankment this afternoon.

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West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the Wren's Nest National Nature Reserve in Dudley at just before 2.15pm.

An ambulance together with a paramedic officer and the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) attended the scene.

Steve Parry, a West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "Crews arrived at the beauty spot following reports of a man falling down an embankment.

"A man in his twenties was located and treated for pelvic pain.

"The patient was assessed at the scene before being brought to safety after a two hour search to locate him. The HART team worked with ambulance and emergency service colleagues to bring the man to safety.

"The patient was eventually taken by ambulance to Russell Hall Hospital for further assessment and treatment."

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