Firefighters rescue walkers lost in dark

FIREFIGHTERS rescued two people who stumbled down a Thrybergh embankment in the dark.

Staff from Rotherham and Dearne stations attended Doncaster Road at around 11pm yesterday.

They found a woman in her 50s and a young child who had got lost and wandered down the bank.

The crews led the pair to safety and left at around 11.30pm — no injuries were reported.

One crew from Rotherham also attended Vale Avenue in Thrybergh at around 11pm yesterday.

Staff put out a refuse fire and a burning mattress. The blaze is thought to have been caused deliberately.