Hunt horsewoman airlifted to hospital

THE police helicopter was called to remote Downland on Wednesday afternoon to rescue a rider who had fallen from her horse during the Southdown and Eridge Hunt.

The woman, who has not been named, was flown to Eastbourne District General Hospital with concussion.

A Hunt spokesman said the woman, who fell while the Hunt were riding near Breaky Bottom, north of Telscombe, had been riding as a guest of the Hunt.

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