A MAN thought to be in his 60s was taken to hospital suffering from hypothermia after collapsing on Kinver Edge this afternoon (Saturday).

West Midlands Ambulance Service came to the rescue of the elderly man who was found in a wooded location at the National Trust beauty spot at just after 2pm.

A Community First Responder (CFR) and the Trust’s Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) were called out to the hillside site after receiving reports that a man had collapsed after suffering a medical emergency.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “It is unknown how long the man had been on the hillside for but the CFR in attendance quickly began assessing the man and started the rewarming process as he was suffering from hypothermia.

“Due to the man’s difficult location, the HART team decided to utilise their six-wheel drive Polaris vehicle to get near the patient.

“Once his condition had been stabilised, they were able to use the same vehicle to transport the man off the hillside and to the awaiting ambulance, in which he was taken to Russells Hall Hospital for further assessment."